After the fall of Snowbound, Atbash hadn't joined any of the other groups. At the time, the savannah wanted to be alone, she wanted to find a place to rebuild her home, but as the days went by, she lost faith in her abilities to even gain a following again. After all, the tribe had only a few members in it at the time of its downfall and they all had scattered after the camp was set ablaze; how was she supposed to find them when she had no idea where they had all gone? So Atbash wallowed in her guilt and stayed by herself.

Then Caesar contacted her through telepathy, urging her to meet him so he can apologize for the things he had done. Atbash should have considered it odd when he refused to ask Vigenere to come and instead seemed more wary of their elder brother. But of course, like the naïve sister she was, Atbash agreed to meet Caesar, where she was once again tricked and held captive under Stryker's paw. Stryker had used her to get to Vigenere and when he killed the Tangler, Atbash once again felt guilt rise within her. So in a way, coming to Tanglewood was her way of trying to make up for what she had done.

The swamp was much different than the cold home of Snowbound, but Atbash quickly got used to it. She had been used to her paws being wet, given how she used to be surrounded by snow all the time, but the grime was... less than ideal. Still, the Shaderunner convinced herself that this was all to make up for what she has done and no amount of disgust would make her leave. Atbash hadn't seen or heard Beaumont's fall, but she did happen to cross the other female as she trudged along. "Oh, hey there!" The savannah called out, switching up her direction to approach Beaumont. "You okay?" She asked, realizing that the other had gotten quite dirty with the fall she went through. "Are you hurt, or anything? I can grab one of our medics." Suddenly realizing that Beaumont may not know there was a group living here, Atbash quickly added, "You're on Tanglewood's grounds, by the way. My name's Atbash Cipher."

Aurum had resided in several groups throughout his life, although none had truly been considered home except for Tanglewood. His birthplace couldn't be considering anything even vaguely close to an actual home for the angel. Even though his original pride had been where his supposed "family" resided, he had never felt as though he truly belonged there. Partially because of his father's absence, partially because of his mother's cruelty, and partially because of the way everyone else regarded him with disdain. The only friend he had in the world back then was his brother, Poetking. However, things had... gone downhill from there, to say the least. In the end, even though the male had felt some amount of sadness when he had been exiled from his pride to go find his brother, he had actually considered it to be a bit of a relief. It meant that he was actually free from all the pain that the pride had caused him, if only temporarily. Back then, of course, he had figured that his stay within Tanglewood would be a temporary thing. This turned out not to be true, considering he had eventually found a true family, and a true home within the swamp-dwelling group. Even after Poet had disappeared, Aurum had only been minorly upset, since he knew he had others who cared for him.

That wasn't to say that everything was sunshine and rainbows all the time, of course. The luminary had gone to other groups in the past, both to help out as well as for more selfish reasons. After Moth's death, he had left and gone to the Knights of Concord, mainly because he was so overwhelmed with grief. He couldn't stand to be around the territory at that point, and had needed some form of escape. In the end, though, the Knights of Concord had never felt like home. The people there had been incredibly kind to him, and he was endlessly grateful for their company, but he had known deep down that he would eventually return. Tanglewood had needed him, and so he had returned, even with all the hardships that had followed. Injuries inflicted by the hyena pack, the subsequent takeover by the Coalition of the Condemned... some of it was truly hellish, but Aurum had still stayed. He had stayed because he did love Tanglewood with all of his heart, and he wanted to see them thrive.

Thankfully, it seemed as though Tanglewood was thriving, as of late. Not only did all of them - or at the very least, most of them - seem to be safe and happy, but they also had new joiners arriving every day. Going out to greet all of them could be a bit exhausting for the luminary, but he wouldn't trade it for the world. Although, if any joiners showed up while he was on pregnancy bedrest, he'd have to make sure to introduce himself to them later. Luckily for Beaumont, though, that time hadn't come yet, which meant that Aurum was free to follow the scent of his groupmates over to where she stood. The poor thing looked like a bit of a wreck, considering she had managed to slip and fall into the muck. Aurum couldn't help but wince a bit as he looked her over, the luminary wishing he could've been around to warn her about just how steep things could get. Seeing as it was too late for that, though, he instead settled on introducing himself, "Hello there, miss... sorry about that. Like the others said, you can feel free to come to our town. Even if you don't plan on joining, I have no problem with you coming to clean yourself up. Uh... my name's Aurum Kingmaker, by the way. I'm leader around here." He hoped that she would be alright, and wasn't feeling too sour about the whole falling into the mud thing.