He arrived on four dainty paws and changed in the shadows to a man's more eloquent shape. Shaking the snow from his cloak he mounted the steps to the Temple and slipped within, pausing a moment as his eyes adjusted. Rexanna, tired but resolute, stood at the forefront and he gave her a small bow for her station. Deimos nearby, always somewhat looming close to those from Helovia it seemed, earned a nod as Jigano made his way towards the front to join the General.
As he passed his fellow raven he gave Rance an encouraging smile, but there was no mischief in his eyes today and he didn't pause to chat. This was Rexanna's show, and he was here only as support and spectator to her pronouncements. They were her eyes and ears and hands, was their little Council, surprisingly tightly-knit and bound by threads of shared danger and mended faith.
He settled in on the other side of Rexanna, leaving space between him and the Queen for Amalia when she arrived. Best to stagger the Naturals and Outlanders, his bard's instincts whispered, intermingle the old with the new and show a united front to their friends and neighbors, the people they were sworn to protect against the night and all that roamed hungrily within it.
As he passed his fellow raven he gave Rance an encouraging smile, but there was no mischief in his eyes today and he didn't pause to chat. This was Rexanna's show, and he was here only as support and spectator to her pronouncements. They were her eyes and ears and hands, was their little Council, surprisingly tightly-knit and bound by threads of shared danger and mended faith.
He settled in on the other side of Rexanna, leaving space between him and the Queen for Amalia when she arrived. Best to stagger the Naturals and Outlanders, his bard's instincts whispered, intermingle the old with the new and show a united front to their friends and neighbors, the people they were sworn to protect against the night and all that roamed hungrily within it.
