bringing the girl home

"Speech"
Perhaps the woman had always known that it would happen eventually, one of her children would bring someone home. But to say it was one of the farthest things from her mind right now would have been an understatement. The world kept on spinning though, even when she begged for it to stop, Kali was buried in the nook, and yet life went on. It was cruel like that. Recluse perked slightly when she caught Ghoul's howl, that started up a dull sort of curiosity, hampered by the grief that clung to her still. Ghoul was more than welcome to come and go as he wished and it would be strange for him to need her specifically most of the time, but maybe he thought it was about time to take over Kali's former rank... And while Recluse absolutely had to admit he was a good candidate it still felt too soon for her... That thought solidified into a little kernal of dread in her stomach.

Still, she'd not deny her children if they needed her and so Recluse would make her way towards the call, moving down the side of the mountain and not failing to spot the unknown figure standing next to her son. The woman approached, giving her son the dignity of an affectionate smile but not anything more than that. "Ghoul, hello love." She said as she pulled up before the pair, turning cherry gaze towards the young woman beside her son, she was a pretty thing, a little bigger than herself. "Hello, I am Recluse Klein, Serpahim of Habari. How may I help you?" She glanced at her son for a moment, not sure if he planned to speak for the young woman but not wanting to assume she wasn't capable of speaking for herself.

It was an easy enough mask to slip on, one she'd worn a lot, the alpha meeting a stranger at her border. Easy enough to hide her grief behind.