01-05-2015, 02:23 PM
Tehya's dark gaze glanced up at the sound of her name. She didn't smile in greeting, but there was nothing unpleasant in her demeanour either. "I am."
She took the girl in with unapologetic scrutiny, and accepted the handshake. This was the one Aria had mentioned sending her way, so her presence wasn't entirely unexpected. Other than that she knew little, though the girl's explanation suggested something Tehya examined very carefully. A little bit in common. That Aurora was wandering the halls of the Atharim should have been enough - that was all Tehya had in common with anyone, but she doubted that was it, not if she had been sent by Aria. Tehya did not spend aeons sequestered in the library. This was not a haunt she might expect to find a like mind.
She brushed a hand casually towards a chair, so Aurora could sit if she wanted, and inwardly considered her options. There was a simple way to determine if Aurora was what she suspected, but she was loathe to try it here. It had been enough of a risk to share her secret with Aria, so for now she worked only on the assumption that this girl similarly had gifts the Atharim would kill her for: gifts she would need to learn to control. If it proved to be incorrect Aurora was still kin of a sort, and so very young that Tehya felt a natural instinct to shelter anyway. Aria had been right to send her. "I'm only making notes, you are welcome to join me. Have you been in Moscow long, Aurora?"
She took the girl in with unapologetic scrutiny, and accepted the handshake. This was the one Aria had mentioned sending her way, so her presence wasn't entirely unexpected. Other than that she knew little, though the girl's explanation suggested something Tehya examined very carefully. A little bit in common. That Aurora was wandering the halls of the Atharim should have been enough - that was all Tehya had in common with anyone, but she doubted that was it, not if she had been sent by Aria. Tehya did not spend aeons sequestered in the library. This was not a haunt she might expect to find a like mind.
She brushed a hand casually towards a chair, so Aurora could sit if she wanted, and inwardly considered her options. There was a simple way to determine if Aurora was what she suspected, but she was loathe to try it here. It had been enough of a risk to share her secret with Aria, so for now she worked only on the assumption that this girl similarly had gifts the Atharim would kill her for: gifts she would need to learn to control. If it proved to be incorrect Aurora was still kin of a sort, and so very young that Tehya felt a natural instinct to shelter anyway. Aria had been right to send her. "I'm only making notes, you are welcome to join me. Have you been in Moscow long, Aurora?"