meet the brady bunch

Pythia did not do well to just stand around doing nothing. So when her bundle of yarrow was safely set aside, she began to nose around the grasses for something else to gather. She gave Finch her attention though, listening to the girl's story and questions. Compared to the others that have been gathered to their doorstep, she was finding Finch to be the most interesting and kindest. Is that why her sister had taken her? To add a softness to the harsh edges of the Raiders?

After a few steps through the scratchy grass, she comes upon a bushel of wormwood. Its distinctive scent wrinkling her nose as she sniffs at its leaves, stem, and base along the muddy ground. From what she could tell, the plant was in healthy condition and abundant enough to gather. Before her lips grasp around the base of the nearest leaf, she tilts her head to where she hears Finch rustling around. "I can show you the garden whenever you'd like. It is not hard to find and the boys welcome guests." A smile ghosts along her lips before she gathers some of the wormwood and tears it gently from its stem.

Disliking the taste of the wormwood, Pythia is quick to place it to the side so she can gather more. In the meantime, she ponders Finch's question before answering. "Avalon's orchard does sound pleasant and I am always interested in learning more about Abraxas. My Uncle Pontifex visits sometimes to give lessons, but they are infrequent." Her lips turn downward, a sigh of disappointment toward herself and her family before she turns to think of the questions that Finch poses.

"Deluge, Siduri, and Calliope are already posed to inherit from our parents. They will lead the Raiders as a trio of Queens so to answer your question, yes, there." Pythia laughs, finding humor in her words, wishing she could see Finch's expression. She had a guess why the girl was asking such questions, but it did not bother her nor truly concern her. Finch's escape from Calliope would be her own battle. "Any of us are welcome to challenge to lead the Raiders, that is between us and the Queens now. If any of us had wanted to inherit, we would have needed to step forward sooner than later," she shrugs, uncaring about the leadership of her family pack. As long as she was still protected by her mother and allowed to snoop and listen in on private conversations, she would be perfectly content.

"Did Calliope not inform you of her rank change?" She questions, head canting to the side momentarily.

"speech"