A Strange Intruder

[nemhain.]

Nemhain's talons sunk down slightly into the ground beneath her as Sterling continued talking, a soft hiss of air forced to leave her beak in an effort to calm herself down. The usually confident and refined persona could usually deal with the more difficult types of people that would show up to the group, but in this case the newcomer was totally erratic, and his nonsense was making it difficult for her to breathe. She only relaxed the slightest bit when Rin's voice entered her head, reassuring and chiding her all at once. Nem forced her feathers to lay flat after that, not wanting to explode on this poor clearly deranged little man. After all, he seemed the type to be terrified by his own shadow, and if he knew what the fenghuang in front of him was truly capable of? He'd probably run for the hills. Which Nemhain didn't personally see a problem with, but seeing as Rin was making a legitimate attempt to be friendly and peaceful, even if the other male didn't actually officially join Elysium, Nem figured she should make an effort as well. All the massive bird could really be glad for was the fact that she didn't have teeth she could potentially hurt by grinding them together in frustration. Her resolve only weakened when he launched into his little song atop his bucket, and Nemhain had to actively restrain herself from leaping forward to grab the guy's neck in her talons. At the very least, he had actually introduced himself this time.

Making an active effort not to sound too strained as she spoke, Nem stood up a little straighter before she mumbled, "A pleasure to meet you, sir Sterling. My name is Nemhain, and I am Lady Rin's persona. As she said, this is the territory of Elysium." For what it was worth, the fenghuang no longer found herself worried that this fool was 9me of the gods coming after them in disguise. None of those gods, even on their most clever of days, would deign to choose a form so ill fitting and incompetent, even for the sake of a scheme. Hopefully, Sterling was just a passing crazy traveler that had decided to take up residence in Elysium's territory for the moment. However, given how he dove into his old little home and seemed to be used to a bit of a routine, Nemhain found herself doubting that this was the case, most unfortunately for her. She tried to keep her emotions under control as she felt all this, not wanting to inadvertently send a wave of disgust or annoyance Rin's way somehow. She doubted the magna would be too happy about such an unpleasant surprise gift, and Nem also didn't want to reveal just how unhappy she was to Rin at the moment.