as iron sharpens iron | open, newcomer

[wormwood.]

Everything stays, right where you left it.

But it still changes, ever so slightly, daily and nightly.

Things were still escalating, much to Aurum's dread. The young proxy was readying himself for a possible fight, not particularly keen on breaking up Vathmos, Eulogy, and Virgil, but thankfully, it seemed as though his mediating had won the day. He saw the way that Virgil's hackles slowly fell as he spoke, and he let out a soft relieved breath, his own tense body relaxing and letting his wings droop back down at his sides, like usual. He could see the way that calmness entered Virgil's eyes, but it was unfortunately accompanied by others as well. Confusion, for one. Aurum was still unaware of why the wild dog had initially disliked him so fiercely, but he could tell that she was feeling conflicted, if only from the way that her head shook minutely, thoughts being shoved aside for a later date. Once she had relaxed, her attention turned down to the carcass in front of her, and Aurum found himself wondering how everything was going to go down. Virgil no longer seemed to be readying herself for a fight, but she didn't seem very enthusiastic about joining their little band of merry men, either. The lion took a deep breath, opening his maw to tell the canine that she could reside there temporarily, if only to regain her strength, but Virgil cut him off, her quiet voice echoing through the air. Please.

Her voice was full of quiet desperation, and Aurum paused, trying not to look too surprised. He had figured she was going to deny, tooth and nail, even considering the possibility of joining Tanglewood. It seemed as though he was pleasantly surprised, at least for today. The male felt a smile split across his face, and he remained silent for only a moment longer, allowing Eulogy to speak. He winced a little bit at the sarcasm in the tigress's voice, not wanting the other to drive Virgil off after such a hard fought battle to get her to stay, but thankfully the moment passed quickly, and he was being asked to introduce himself. Blinking, the proxy nodded his head to Eulogy before turning towards the wild dog in question, offering her a kind and warm smile before he spoke, "We will be happy to welcome you into Tanglewood, Virgil. You will be well taken care of here, and I promise there is some good food, even if it's hard to find." He chuckled a little at his own joke, trying to put her at ease, "My name is Aurum, and I'm the proxy around here. Or, second in command, rather. If you need anything, you can always come to me, and I'll be happy to help." Perhaps he was laying on the hospitality kinda thick, but it felt like it was necessary. After all, up until a couple of minutes ago, Virgil had been completely ready to turn tail and leave Tanglewood all together. It was better to be too nice, rather than too cruel or sarcastic.

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