my starlight - open; watching

[LUMIA CIPHER.]

Lumia had not been around for the initial encounter with Siobhán, but she had certainly heard about it. News tended to spread fast throughout The Typhoon, and gossip about a lingering and unfamiliar spirit in their lighthouse was certainly interesting. Upon first hearing about it, the new privateer had written the entire thing off as a false piece of gossip, made to drum up mystery around the lighthouse. Perhaps it was just a tall tale being used to keep children from going too close to the cliffs. She didn't believe this merely because she didn't believe in ghosts – she had seen much stranger things merely from being around her father. Rather, she did believe in spirits, but she thought it was odd that talk of one in the lighthouse was just popping up now. Surely it would've been talked about more often much earlier if there was something bigger to it? Eventually, she had concluded that the only way to find out was to investigate things herself.

Her trek towards the lighthouse had been a peaceful one, humming lightly under her breath with each step. As she grew close, she expected to find nothing and nobody around, mostly knowing the lighthouse as a largely vacant structure on the territory. When she arrived, however, she was surprised to see Vayne and Danny were already there, with Danny looking rather disturbed about something. With a frown curling on her muzzle, Mia made her way over to the canine's side, pressing lightly against his pelt to try and provide some comfort. The sight of Siobhán before them was certainly a surprise, but Lumia wasn't even half as petrified as Danny was. Instead, she found herself wondering who this spirit was, and where she had come from. Clearing her throat, the younger Cipher spoke up shortly after Vayne, "Hello! I'm Lumia Cipher – Vayne's aunt. Are you alright?" The ghostly figure's wistful staring seemed to reveal a deeper desire for something, although Mia wasn't sure for what. Was Siobhán simply not able to leave the lighthouse?

☆ — something's going on underneath your skin