WHEN THE COLD WIND IS A-CALLING

The feline twitched her whiskers and she hadn't been around for a good amount of time due to keeping herself rather busy. She had decided to pick a home for herself and her knob of a cousin even if she was still rather cross with him, still unaware of the reasons that led them both to leave their original home. Sophiea was organizing things within one of the houses, she had put together a few bookshelves where she had sorted some books that she had brought from her old home. All of it sorted in alphabetic order, it pleased her and the other shelf, she had did her best to fix her scrolls into place too though it proved a lot more difficult than the first bookshelf. Despite the bookshelves, she knew that a lot was missing and this could never be like her first home. A soft sigh leaving her parted jaws only to grimace realizing that there was quite a bit of dust.

Without much of a word, she grabbed a feather duster to start clearing some of the surfaces from dust and grime. She would spread out her wings and with a wiggle of her tail would continue to clean, she often wished in moments like these that she could've had several limbs to make things a lot easier... Especially with her slob of a cousin having gone off somewhere without telling her yet again. How infuriating. She chose not to think too much about it as she dusted off every surface that she could reach or see, a concentrated expression on her face. She pried the door open of her new home with a rock being used as a door stopper and once that was set up, she dropped the feather duster to the side. She spread her wings further only to flap them sending a large gust of dust out of the front door, whomever had decided to check in or was walking by would surely be greeted by a cloud of dust.

Sophiea glanced around her house in a rather pleased manner only to head towards the kitchen where she had a kettle of water boiling, she was about ready for some tea. A way to start the day after having cleaned the house, there was an upstairs, attic, and even a basement. Maybe she'd make Eternalknight sleep in the basement. The thought made a snort leave her as she took hold of cup "That would teach him," She mumbled to herself as she found a nice spot on her table to set the cup down and taking a seat near it, she would stretch out her hind legs with a soft hum leaving her. Maybe she'd use the attic as a study area? Set up a telescope and look at all the constellations and planets. She was certain that she should continue her studies even if she was nowhere near home anymore, maybe she'd learn something helpful or well, keep herself from getting bored at best. And the basement?

Well, maybe she would be cruel enough to send her cousin down there.

ANGEL ❝ AURUM ❞ TANGLEWOOD

Home. It had only been a couple of days since Aurum had returned to his own home, eager to just curl up in bed and sleep the days away without worry. Injuries still plagued him, making him groan and stretch in pain every morning as he pulled himself forth from bed. He knew it would be some time before he was back to full strength, although truly he was unsure of when his broken wing would finally heal, along with the multiple fractures his body had sustained. The angel had briefly considered just not leaving his house until everything was better, but had ultimately decided against it. He didn't want anyone to think that he had left again, or that he had somehow been taken once again. He was sure that Vig would panic, and Kiira would probably worry too, considering the former medic was around once again. He also risked Kiira scolding him for leaving his home in his injured state, but he was fairly sure that the other already understood his stubbornness, as well as his dedication to Tanglewood. Besides, it wasn't as if he was doing anything particularly taxing – just going for a walk, really.

Heavy footsteps carried the lion over to Sophiea and Eternalknight's house, unaware of the relative newcomers that now occupied the house. He hadn't been around for their arrival, too busy with his urgent travels back towards Tanglewood. However, he was made suddenly aware of Sophiea's presence when she opened her door, her broad wings spraying out a sudden cloud of dust from the inside of the home. The former proxy hastily stepped back, wrinkling his nose at the dust that was now tossed up into the air. He got that cleaning one's house was important, but he would've appreciated at least a little bit of warning. Turning, Aurum glanced towards the inside of Sophiea's house, very slowly twisting his body to head towards the front door. He had always made a habit of greeting anyone who was new to the group, and despite the pain that ripped up his leg at the sudden movement, he heaved himself up and the quaint little house. He knocked against the doorway with his non-broken wing, calling out as he glanced around, ""Hello...? Apologies if I'm intruding. I thought I might as well come in and introduce myself..." He could only hope that Sophiea wouldn't be too bothered by the bandaging that currently covered most of his body, one of his legs practically in a makeshift cast.

The scent of tea from inside was pleasant, and it reminded him of back when he wojld go and have tea with Moth, or even Delilah. He half walked and half dragged himself into the kitchen, hesitating in the doorway when he saw Sophiea at the table. The angel was suddenly made painfully aware of his large size, the walls of the house seeming far too close when he didn't truly have control of how he bent some of his limbs. His tail was almost dragging on the floor behind him as he grew closer, kinked and turned at a painful looking angle as he let out an accommodating chuff, ""Ah, hello there... my name is Aurum. I believed that I missed your joining... I apologize. I was... a bit busy, heh." He gestured vaguely with his bandaged up leg, wincing in pain at the sudden agony that accompanied the movement. He would really need to remember he couldn't make too many sudden movements, at least not for now.

I'LL NEVER BE YOUR CHOSEN ONE

Eternalknight had never been fully fond of the plan to leave their home behind, knowing the hell it would put him through. Ever since the moment he lost his leg, long journeys had become strenious, even with the prosthetic. Somedays, walking at all was hard. But, he survived and he thrived. He hadn't been around much recently, focusing on manevuring around the swamp without getting stranded.

There had been one too many times where the mud had jerked at the prosthetic, which was more suited for the grassy plains of his home, rather than the thick mud that surrounded the place. Even the forest could give him strife, with the thick moss that would slip under plastic paw. It merely required adaption, and he was growing used too it slowly.

He'd spoken with his younger cousin and knew of her plans to clean out a home. He'd known of the location and had kept it in mind. He'd been avoiding her, giving her space. He knew she still was angry with him, though he didn't know how to fix it. He hoped that if he gave her space, it would help. He loved her, dearly, and only wished to keep her safe.

It was on heavy paws that he entered the home, surprised to see the party already gathered inside. "Parton me," drawled the thickly accented feline, slipping past the others. He would look them all over for a moment before sitting, gently tugging the plastic prosthetic off of his leg. Left behind was a stump, ending above the "elbow", a black sleeve covering it. Carefully he would lay it on the ground, near the door.

He began to head towards the smell of the tea, where he assumed his cousin would be. Partially there, balanced on his three legs, he would look over his shoulder at the others. He recognized only the luminary but, didn't introduce himself. "Vell? Are zou comink?" would ask the albino, peering at them over his shades. Shaking his head, he would continue to the kitchen, where his eyes would lay on the winged feline under his protection.

Gaze softening, he would hobble his way over, brushing pale muzzle against her shoulder. "Ve 'ave guests," the knight would rumble as he sat. His eyes would flick over the younger's appearance, searching for any signs of distress or pain. Despite this place supposedly being safer for them, old habits die hard for the scarred tom.

WHEN THE COLD WIND IS A-CALLING

What Sophiea hadn't been expecting was for not one but several individuals to step into her home without much of a knock, a scowl present as she glanced over in the direction of Eternalknight hearing that they had guests. She wasn't really in the mood for guests either but they had already invaded her home yet she figured that was her own fault for leaving the door open. With a huff, Sophiea rose to her paws slowly to see who was there only to see a lion, a vixen, and that one guy who she hadn't really bothered talking to much. She supposed that it would be rude if she didn't introduce herself but a slip of the tongue and her voice held a rather stern one as a nonexistent eyebrow of her rose "I hope you wiped your paws before stepping into my home," There was a welcoming mat there for that sole reason but she couldn't expect everyone to catch onto that, she would just have to clean again. Great.

Sophiea would lock her attention onto Aurum noticing how he was covered by dust, it took her a few moments to realize that she had been the cause of it. She would clear her throat briefly only to brush off Aurum's apology with her own "It's fine but don't let it become a habit... And I apologize for the dust, I did not realize someone was outside while I was cleaning." Though her gaze hardened realizing that the other was injured and walking about, he should be resting though that's when Vigenere decided to intrude as well saying that the lion should occupy himself with rest "Instead of worrying about introducing yourself to newer faces, I reccomend you rest." With a twitch of her whiskers, she would turn away from Aurum only to blink her eyes at Kiira.

It seemed that the other didn't speak and that was fine with Sophiea, she often wished that Averill would've been just as quiet but that hadn't been the case when she was back home. The winged feline closed her eyes briefly only to read what the vulpine had written down, a faint smile finding itself on her face as she responded with a slow nod of her cranium "Thank you." Well, they were all inside of her home now and tea was almost ready so she figured that she would invite them for a cup or two. Not like she could get rid of them anyways, a soft sigh would leave her lips as she spoke glancing between the trio "Well, since the lot of you have already made yourselves comfortable within my home. Would you like some tea?" Sophiea had to remind herself to be polite, after all, that's what they had taught her back home.

It took her a moment to realize that she hadn't introduced herself to the newer faces, she would turn slightly only to mew with a subtle frown on her maw "My name is Sophiea Pendragon," Glancing over in the direction of her cousin, she added with a light roll of her shoulders "And that knob over there is my cousin... Eternalknight," Her pupils narrowed slightly at the albino though she did not wait for any responses as she let that sink in, Sophiea making her way to the kettle of tea that already began to squeal quietly. With a cloth, she removed it slowly starting to prepare a few cups of tea for herself, her cousin, and these visitors of hers. A nice chamomile tea with a few droplets of honey, she added a single mint leaf that floated at the surface.

She would set up the table neatly within the living room, she was already returning with the cups of tea and settled them down nicely. It was an easy task and one she had performed several times whenever her parents had invited outsiders to their kingdom. Although, they were always of the same class... Never beggars or whatnot. Sophiea missed home or really, she missed her brother (surprisingly given how much they bicker) and an individual who was rather dear to her. She blinked the distant glaze from her eyes, Sophiea finding a spot to sit near Eternalknight only to mumble out in a clear tone "Careful, it's hot." She stared at her tea for a moment only to let her claws tap against the surface of her table, she had to stop thinking about him. Biting the inside of her left cheek, Sophi would inquire with her paws around her cup of tea "So, why don't you tell me about yourselves?" That would distract her long enough and maybe, she would learn something interesting about her new clanmates.