Marguerite
Catarina Tanner
Farensun Estate, Tonate Proper

Cat's eyes widened for a moment when Val revealed that Cecilia was a shifter, though she quickly corrected that and tried to keep her expression largely impassive. There were so many thoughts though! A shifter? Incredibly rare, these days. And weren't those things dangerous? There had been many a night where, sitting around a campfire, she had been told stories of shifters morphing into various beings to lure away children to their deaths! And then to know that shifters can communicate through the mind? A bit of a terrifying thought... 

She did her best to hide this turmoil though, continuing to exude an air of calm arrogance. She was, after all, practically the queen of this little piece of the Isles.

"I've often thought such a skill would be useful," She said. "He's got such a thick skull that sometimes I think that's the only way I could get through to him." She smirked a bit at that comment. "Anyway, you have questions?"
Christina
Cecilia Lyanah 
Farensun Estate 

Even though Catarina did her best to hide her true emotions regarding the shifter in front of her, Cecilia caught it briefly. The slight racing of her heart also gave her away, but the shifter acted as if she hadn't noticed. Instead, she nodded. 

"Interesting you say that." She chuckled. "He's pretty skilled when it comes to blocking me out. There have been times where I haven't been able to crack through at all." 

When asked about the questions she had for her, or rather about her, Cecilia felt her smile widen. "I do actually. I was wondering how the two of you met?"
Marguerite
Catarina Tanner
Farensun Estatate

"Ha," Cat replied, "That's a story and a half. And we don't have all day. We met in Terresol several years ago now. Then in the Southern Isles somewhere that I needed to... Get away from. And he offered me that, so I wound up here."

"How did you two meet?" She queried. "I'm surprised to find out that he knows a shifter. It's not exactly... Common."
Christina
Cecilia Lyanah 
Farensun Estate

"That was kind of him." Even though it was a simple answer without many details, she was given enough to find more information regarding her background if she became curious enough.

She looked towards Val for a moment as she thought back to how they met. "I can't remember exactly. But then again, the years merge together when you've been through enough." She turned back to Catarina with a small frown, playing for pity points. "And it's no surprise about my kind since we were practically slaughtered to a point of near extinction."
Margaret
Captain Valkrin Farensun
Farensun Estate, Tonate Proper 

"Catarina and I were first introduced a few months before I killed Vronti," Valkrin stated to Cecilia, turning his head toward Catarina, "I believe Cecilia and I met after Vronti's death, though I was too rum-soaked in those years to remember."
Marguerite
Catarina Tanner
Farensun Estate

*As they should have been,* Thought Cat, though after a moment of thought, she chided herself for such thinking. Val was associated with this shifter, and he seemed to think high enough of her. They couldn't all be child-killing monsters, could they? Though... She also was not naive enough to think that all, or even most, of Val's associates were what one would call "Good". Shades of grey, really. Could she even be called good? No, probably not. She was cursed, after all, and no good person bears a curse. 

She was silent for a moment too long, lost in her own thoughts, but caught herself now and replied, "The time really does blur... It's hard to remember what happened and when." She shook her head. "It's hard to believe how long it's been." *Miri would be... 11? 12?* 

She cleared her throat and forced a smile again. "And, as much as this crotchety old man would have you believe otherwise, he does have a soft spot to him. He saved my life. Truly."
Christina
Cecilia Lyanah 
Farensun Estate

She waved her hand towards Val as val explained in his own way how they met. "Something like that. I wouldn't be suprised if we met at a Tavern." 

When Catarina spoke, she nod her head in agreement to both of those statements. "So, Val mentioned I may be able to reside here for a little while. That would alright with you, yes?" She reall needed those Poppies off her ass.
Marguerite
Catarina Tanner
Farensun Estate

Cat shrugged and replied, "It's the Farensun Estate, not the Tanner estate. You don't need my permission to stay here. Any guest of Val is a guest of mine."

Truth be told, she wasn't thrilled at the idea of a shifter staying at the estate and she didn't think she'd sleep very well tonight. Not until she knew a bit more about this woman? Creature? Thing? And could be reasonably certain that she wasn't going to be murdered in her sleep by it. Too many nightmarish tales of shifters from her childhood... But it wasn't her place to say no to a guest of Val's, and besides, it wasn't too likely that she'd be murdered in her sleep. There were guards everywhere, after all.