A tall, coffee skinned, sleekly muscled woman, nude save for a short kilt and cloak of intricatly woven blue, black and gold came forewards and saluted the Fey queen as an equal.  Her body was dotted with rapdily fading pale scars, and clean, ritual scar paterns marred her body in a few points, including a circle of dots on one breast.  She was fully mature, but still very young, and walked at the head of a five  similar women like the first jewel on a crown of warrior damsels.<br/><br/>"Lady Stormweather, it pleases the Leopard Seat and the Church of Ahlat, all praise to his name, that I lead a talon of his brides in answer to your call for aid.  My name is Shining Bright, Bride of Ahlat and chosen of the Unconquered Sun.  My second is Ridgecat by Firelight," she indicated a similiarly dark woman, but with fiery hair, "Tigress by Twilight, Tigress by Dawnlight," she indicated a pair of lovely twins, "And Seruna."  The last woman showed her age in heavier scars than the others and wise eyes, though she was still fresh and young.<br/><br/>She looked about at the others who had spoken up thus far, curiosity poorly veiled in her eyes.