The sunset patrols were always favored by the lion. The warmth of the daytime still lingered in the open air; it was not crisp and chilly like it was in the early mornings and the late nights. The horizon's vibrant palette was aesthetically pleasing and hypnotic to the naked eye — in simple words, it was striking. Beautiful. He could watch the setting sun for hours if it were possible, but unfortunately, they only lasted for such a short time.

However, for now, he was doing his best to take in the sights before the sun pulled the covers over its head and the moon [sup]ascended[/sup] in its place. Titan also enjoyed the twilight, where the stars would prematurely poke out into view and shine brightly. He enjoyed gazing up at the stars and studying the constellations. It seemed that Titan was in favor of both the light and the dark — that internal debate conflicted back-and-forth much more often and [sub]deeper[/sub] than one would think.

The masculine made out the shape of a leopardess seated on the edge of the borders. She wasn't trespassing, at least, so she hadn't given him a reason to attack her. However, if she proved to be a threat to the group, then he'd have no choice but to take immediate action. Of course, this could just be a loner or an ambassador from one of their allies, but he didn't know what to think these days. Anybody lingering near the border could pose a threat to him.

And, with that mindset engrained in his brain... "Who are you?" It was too s o f t to be a shout, but just firm enough to be considered a demanding tone.

Then, he bites his tongue.

A part of him told himself that he was still clinging onto strict formalities, brief greetings that were straight to the point. But, then again, an Ascendant could never be too careful these days.

The leopardess had introduced herself calmly — Charlotte, or "Charlie". As they were still on a first-name basis, however, he would resort to calling her by her given name. She had smiled, though he hadn't returned one in response. Although she seemed nice enough, that didn't excuse the fact that she was a stranger and a possible threat to the Ascendants.

She was... looking to join. That wasn't a bad thing, was it? No. Titan wasn't sure if he could accept newcomers at this point, though, especially with the conflict with Sunhaven. "Oh..." The lion blinked, now not quite sure what action to take next. He quickly answered his name, "I'm Titan." before adding in, "I'm going to bring you to my—"

Then, as if on cue, the footsteps of Moonmade had sounded from behind them. Titan stepped back and glanced over his shoulder at the fellow lion, and he fell silent as he took control of the situation. He would assess the new additions of their group, surely.

"Tone." Titan flicked his ear, noting the new voice, but it took him a few seconds to turn his head fully to face Onision. Was... was he addressing him? He hadn't come off as that demanding, had he? Titan was just doing his job, assessing the borders and looking out for any potential threats. Although Charlotte hadn't come off as a dangerous creature, she very well could have attacked him right then-and-there had she been a Sunhavener. It wasn't wrong of him to be defensive of their borders; one could never be too safe these days, especially with all of the murders and captures and whatnot.

And besides, wasn't this "Onision" the one that was always snapped at and scolded, especially by Moonmade himself? He twitched his whiskers. It was a bit hypocritical—and frankly, a little amusing—that he was telling him to adjust his tone, out of all people. Titan was pretty sure that Onision outranked him, but in all honesty, he wasn't quite sure if he could seriously take orders from a petty, outspoken child that dressed up in maid outfits.

While he was tempted to calmly exchange, "I was just asking a question," he instead let it go. It seemed that the conversation had moved on already. This time, Charlotte had turned her own attention to Onision, and so had Titan. Why had she asked that of him, he wondered. Was something else going on here?