Third time is the charm

Ciná's grin widened as Tira returned his teasing with some of her own, chuckling as he returned the thump of her tail against his thigh with his own tail swatting across her hip. The way her eyes roamed over him certainly didn't escape his notice and if it wasn't for the fact that they were currently awaiting who could possibly be his new alpha then he probably would have made more of a move. Instead though, he just shot her another cheeky grin at her comment about how he was going to "pay the rent" and just sat back to wait while she called the leader of her pack. It occurred to him just how fast and suddenly all of this was happening, but nothing in his life had ever really progressed normally so why would this be any different? At least this was a sudden turn for the better instead of for the worse—or at least that's what he was hopeful for.

It didn't take too long before a brown-coated man with a small set of horns approached them, moving with the kind of confidence he had come to expect from someone with his kind of position. He greeted Satira before turning his attention to him and Ciná made sure to commit the new name and rank to memory. He remembered Satira's family name from their first meeting and quickly noticed the relation. It was hard to know if this was Tira's brother or uncle or cousin, but they were definitely related in some way. He supposed that made sense and explained why Tira had ended up here in Valta. Kotori seemed friendly enough if a bit serious, but Ciná certainly didn't mind. As long as it wasn't outright hostility he could work with that.

Ciná dipped his head politely to Kotori as the other man asked he could do for them, offering him an easy smile. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Cináed. I'm a friend of Tira's," he explained, deciding that just calling them friends was far easier than trying to pick some other kind of title for this friends with benefits, former enemies turned fuck buddies situation they found themselves in. "I was previously a member of Fenmyre, led by Chimera, until he needed to step away due to his health so I'm in search of a new home. I was traveling north into Boreas when I ran into Tira again so I thought that I might try to offer my skills here. I'm well versed in fighting and fairly competent with crafting, diplomacy, and the like."

"Cináed & Satira"