Hows The Weather Up There? [Liltotto, Librea]

It hadn't taken her ... TOO long to get used to the City. The sounds, the smells. All of it meshed together. Even though it still hurt her sensitive ears, she'd founds places of refuge that weren't quite as noisy, didn't quite have the same amount of duress and energy within them. The beach had proven an excellent place, and she'd been able to secure homes along the shore for many of her tribe, though some had chosen to live deeper in the city, while still others still had chosen other homes outside the city of lights. To see their tribe split was it's own pain, but this too was the role of the leader. Not all would be happy, and some were destined to branch out anyway. It sewed pain and joy in equal measure.

However, she still sought more. She wasn't content with simply relocating her people. There was the matter of protecting them, and that is where the Vandenreich came in. She had sensed Liltotto's approach far before the woman had actually spoken up. One of those big ears which made Librea tower over the blonde european sriveled in the woman's direction as Librea herself stared straight ahead. When Liltotto spoke up, both ears swiveled in her direction, as Librea's eyes remained pinned to the coast.

"You may." She noted over her shoulder, taking a full few seconds before finally turning to face the woman. Reminding herself that humans preferred to be stared at . She had no idea why, but she had to kick herself to remember. Librea certainly was a sight. Slim, lighte, with elongated forearms and large hands with pointed claws at the tips of her fingers. Sharp things, but still dexterous. Her physiology and even the large almond shape to her eyes, her reduced nose, all spoke to her ...inhumanity.

"You..... " She paused, looking more closely at Liltotto. Not with her eyes, but with her Reikaku, intrigued at what she ......felt.... and smelled from the woman. What was this? But she did not allow that confusion to linger. "Are from the Vandenrike. Yes?" She finished her sentence, ammending from what had actually been on her mind.

Librea didn't look directly at Liltotto. Sure, she looked in the woman's general direction, but those eyes never truly focused on the woman before her. Those ears, however, remained pointedly swiveled toward the woman, and her nose did twitch now and then, acutely focused on Liltotto. Aware of the sudden attention they seemed to have on her frame. She glanced down at herself, and imagined that it was a shock. Certainly Humans DID seem strange to her. So .... short and stocky. With tiny little arms and stubby blunt fingers.

"It is a pleasure to meet you. I am called Librea." She noted in soft reply, a gentle dip of her head before her ears twitched a bit as Liltotto held out that hand. She paused, before gently reaching out. Slipping that monstrous hand gently into Liltotto's o reciprocate the gesture. "Yours is a home full of interests. Many of which align with my own." She noted simply. An ear swiveled as if to follow Lil's gaze. Taking note of the sound of the ocean before she smiled lightly.

"That is .... a complicated story. A tale perhaps difficult to believe. But the short of this tail is that our home was no longer safe. Like birds woken early from winter, we could either move and adapt. Or we could perish. This place..... is a suitable for us. Very few Human homes are." She stated simply. A pause was given as she looked to the wman more directly for just a few seconds.

" So, I have naturally wished to protect our new home. Thus, you have heard of my interest." Another pause. "You have also come here from afar. Your song is not that of the city." She observed, certainly she had picked up on Not only Lioltotto's unique qualities, but also had ... a suspicion that the other woman also found the city overstimulating at times.

Librea was not aware of Liltotto's decision to give her a consoling look rather than do something with her lips, but the alternate timeline Librea was certainly thankful such was a fate avoided. All the same, as Liltotto expressed confusion, Librea smiled gently, a warm little expression as she .... considered. "Your song. Your way. Your... what is it your....Vibe?" She murmured, clumsily trying to express the sentiment. Even so, she was thankful that Liltotto seemed to get her meaning well enough. "Agreed. IT is ... a forest of sorts. One of metal. But no less precious for those that call it sanctuary." She noted before looking back to Liltotto. "As such, I wish to join the Vandenrike. IF it would be permitted." She noted, swinging the subject back to well...why they were speaking.

She was aware that there was a process. Similar to the vows of a Ward, but perhaps something not quite the same. As with everything that the little ones did, it was something that she expected she would simply have to adapt to.

Librea gave a gentle nod of her head as Liltotto explained the process and situation, and if the woman started to lead her off, she'd be more than happy to begin following, her eyes continuing to scan around them, though her ears would remain fixed to Liltotto herself as she gave the explanation on the different branches of the Vandenryke. It was certainly an .... interesting place. Hohwever, there wasn't any hesitation when the woman asked her how she felt she might fit in.

"I have always been a warden. A protector for my people, and my home. My place has been between my home and the dangers that threaten it. IF these ... Stern Written are what you say they are. Then I feel that my place is within their number." She reasoned, her voice lacking any sense of uncertainty or hesitation. It was a role she had lived with ever since she'd the strength to wield a blade, or use the whisper of the wood to change her shape. That she would take any OTHER job simply didn't even register with the woman.

"I seem active? This is not what has been told to me..." She murmured with slightly furrowed brows. Most seemed to think she moved rather slow. Then again, most did not see her when she was hunting or protecting anyhting. Still, that this woman could so sense that part of her was interesting. Or perhaps did she mean her physique? She was aware that her figure was a bit irregular, far more functionally minded than most humans. But she honestly wasn't bothered enough to ask specifics.

After all. The woman seemed willing to offer her a chance. Though, that question did catch her a little off guard. She paused and turned, looking firectly at Liltotto for a few moments before she tilted her head. "I'm not sure I understand. I cared for my people. I would hunt. I would rest. Sometimes we would sing. Sometimes we would tell stories. Do humans not do these things as well?" She ventured. Indeed they did seem much more ...hurried and less unified in that sense. But still, she was curious as to what Liltotto was looking for.