[h2][center][color=F0E68C]Asteria[/color][/center][/h2][hr][hr]
So, her sister's name was Mei. Judging by her introduction, she was either shy or still struggling with proper pronunciation due to her being a rat. The male Dire rat introduced himself as Edward and he seemed the type to try and lighten the situation just to fail utterly. It was a bit embarrassing even just witnessing his awkwardness, but thankfully the moment passed quickly. Their Mother squeaked at her children and included Ed, though he wasn’t her blood kin. Asteria recognized she wanted them to go back inside to safety, which wasn’t too terrible of an idea, though the Wisps would likely not be welcomed by Mother. She turned around to try and conclude their meeting, when one of the Wisps, Lorek, swiftly descended and seemed to target something for an attack. Asteria wasn’t sure what, but was rather startled when Mei charged at him, yelling at him to stop. Did she honestly think he was about to attack them? In Asteria’s mind that was an odd conclusion to jump to, seeing as they were all former humans…Though that didn’t mean that some wouldn’t be hostile. Still, she wished her sister wasn’t quite so reckless.

Asteria went closer to their Mother, deciding that she would provide backup from behind Mei if she had to, but more importantly, wanted to hold a position which would enable the trio of Dire rats to escape back to their previous location, the burrow leading to the dug-out chamber. Asteria wouldn’t mind if Ed were to go with them, but seeing the conflict, he escaped. She was of half a mind to track him down and reason with him, but she could do so after this conflict was resolved. Hopefully, none of them would get killed, but the other Wisp, Danny, floated on the sides somewhat menacingly. He was apparently content to simply observe for now, just as Asteria was, but him assisting the other Wisp wasn’t out of the question. Asteria put her left paw into Mother’s fur, squeaking softly at her, hoping to convey that they should just wait for now and help Mei escape if it was needed. Then, knowing Dire rats had exceptional senses, she concentrated on her sight, hearing and even tactile senses so she could properly react to any further developments in this unfortunate situation.

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