today is my birthday

The whirldwind woman's eyes narrowed upon the others, taking them in and appraising them each in turn. One of the males seemed to be disfigured, the one who spoke to her first, at last spilling out words that she could fathom. "Birthday?", she inquired lightly, her voice like bells. The fact was mildly interesting to her, although it held no real significance or importance. It was merely a way to start the conversation, to see what these wolves were like and what other, more useful information she could possibly glean from them. Taking another couple of steps forward she let a smile spread over her jaws.



"Gaudeamus igitur," she said, with the sonorous formality of a true courtier. They weren't the only ones who knew a language other than the standard parlance. A moment passed and she uttered "I wish you happiness on this occasion," she explained smoothly, letting her tongue flick over her lips before turning her piercing gaze to the brownish male. The rest of his babblings meant little to her, some unfamiliar names and queries. Gods or rats, she knew or cared not. Aella served no one, and she hardly felt she needed to declare the fact. "Oh, they call me a lot of things... but you may call me Aella. And what, pray tell, are all of your names?" She asked rather boldly, but then the brown man had asked first, and she had no qualms about volleying back whatever they threw at her.