another council - open; tanglewood

[Atticus Roux]

The smell of muck and junk had always strangled reminded him of home. After all, Tanglewood was where he resided as a child and partially as an adult, but that affair had ended soon after the war between the Coalition of the Condemned and them. Even so, Atticus couldn't help but feel sympathetic. As he arrived, his yellow hues traced their silhouettes, recognizing a few from the crowd. Luckily, he held no grudge with any. Aurum and Atbash, on the other hand, would be a problem. He was thankful only these three decided to show. With that in mind, he didn't choose to stop at Gael's side and instead traversed past the border, crossing into the neutral lands.

Atticus attempted to brush his muzzle against his mother's chin in greeting. "Mom," he muttered. "I didn't expect a visit so soon." He hadn't exactly told her where he'd run off to either, but if it wasn't obvious to her, then the canine would be surprised. Aurum had falsely banished him, after all. The Pittian tried to push away from the subject though, instead focusing on his greeting and whatever business they had to attend to. "It's good to see you."

Pulling away, his focus moved to Elsweyr. The shadow regent's visit wasn't unexpected, especially after their previous negotiations, but he didn't expect anyone else besides Arrow to punish Dante. Before he could spit out his own questions, Gael had already beat him to the punch. "A pleasure seeing you both also," he directed towards the couple. "Why are you all here?" Especially Moth. He didn't need her hurt... again.