**Set in Autumn since Nyx was super busy xP**

She'd left Sonticus lands. She couldn't take it anymore. It felt like a dark cloud was hanging over her head as she tried to wrap her mind around the things that were going on. She felt like she had made the wrong decisions her entire life, and this seemed to add to that pile. She had wanted to sweep that under the rug when she joined Sonticus, but bit by bit...the trash came peeking back out from beneath the rug. With a heavy sigh, she wandered towards Fiori. She wasn't entirely sure why, but perhaps she needed some sort of connection, some sort of...anything, that might potentially connect her to her family. She knew her father knew the Adravendi's, and that Glaciem had once been very good friends with Valhalla and some of those in Seracia, perhaps she could find someone...who might be the fix that she needed. To feel like she still had some sort of family left. For everyone else, were dead and gone. "Talk" "You" Think

Epiphron's habit of patrolling the borders was not purely one of habit. The rhythmic movements of her paws, moving in steady synchronization, was soothing to her and kept her busy mind at ease. The Adravendi woman would trail the borders quietly, her head hanging low to the ground as she searched the familiar scents here. The chill in the air was just as comforting, and she shivered involuntarily as she felt the wind whip against her face. Only when an unfamiliar scent was brought to her nose by the wind would her attention redirect, from her task at hand to the stranger that was unmistakably nearby. Curious as to who held interest in Fiori - and wondering why they held that interest - her pace would quicken as she closed the distance between the two of them. Her head would raise as Avalon came into view, her tail swaying as it curled upward behind her back. Only when they were face-to-face would she come to a halt, offering a curt nod. "Welcome to Fiori," she offered a faint smile to the stranger. "What brings you here?" Her tone was reserved, her stare guarded as she studied her - feeling as though she might be faintly familiar, but certain she had not met her before.

She waited patiently, though who she was waiting for wasn't quite clear. Perhaps it was wishful thinking that she might find some connection here, even more so when the sudden thought that Odette or someone she recognized might be here, but that quickly went away. It was stupid to think that her little sister, or any of her family might be here right? A quiet sigh passed her lips, a frown forming as she thought about the whereabouts of her youngest siblings. As she became lost in her thoughts, she hadn't heard the approach of the woman who stopped nearby. It wasn't until she spoke that Avalon would jerk free of her thoughts, amber gaze settling upon the woman. Her brows furrowed for a moment, clear surprise in her eyes as she looked at Epiphron. Was...was that who she thought it was? "C-chrysanthe?" It was her, right? Confusion settled in, could it be her? She remembered the valhallan woman, and this woman looked similar to her. Then realisation set in. No, this couldn't be her..."I-i'm sorry, you..look like someone I know. My name is Avalon, Sonticus' beta. And, I'm sorry to say...I'm not really sure why exactly I'm here." "Speech"

Once, her family name had been something she'd held on to firmly; it was her pride, her identity. And though she was still eager to admit she was an Adravendi, something had changed - her family had fallen from Alacritia. When the stranger spoke her sister's name, she very nearly winced, her posture stiffering.  "No,"    she said, fumbling for words for a moment, which was entirely unlike her. Did this woman know Chrysanthe? The very possibility she might still be alive sent her stomach into anxious knots.    "I.. I'm her sister." It took her a moment, but she regained her sense of composure; though her eyes narrowed skeptically as she eyed Avalon.  "My name is Epiphron,"   she would introduce herself, the fluidity returning to her voice, and her posture relaxing as her tail flicked briefly behind her.  "You know my daughter Arian, then?"