[Not many shard-bearers dwell in Alenroux. It is a far more dangerous place to live than Springstar or Highstorm, and simply by spending time away from those base cities shardbearers Harmonized with either faction accrued Discord that needed then to be cleansed. It was not until recent days that the island had even grown all that friendly towards shard-bearers, either, having resented their presence as interference in the past.
But one does.
The sound of hooves might herald the arrival of a rider on patrol, and at a distance the silhouette does seem to suggest that. A mounted archer, perhaps, there is a large bow in their hand... But what becomes obvious as the sound grows louder is that it is not a woman astride a horse. It is a woman who is half-horse herself.
One who slows her trot at the sight of a human(?) woman outside in the dark, the hours monsters were most active, and fixes her with a second glance from the single eye not covered by a leather eyepatch, assuming that she is simply a citizen of Alenroux's slowly expanding settlement that she has not yet come to recognize. Except the citizens knew to barricade themselves in their homes during those periods, so what...]
What business do you have that brings you out at this hour, woman?
monsters
But one does.
The sound of hooves might herald the arrival of a rider on patrol, and at a distance the silhouette does seem to suggest that. A mounted archer, perhaps, there is a large bow in their hand... But what becomes obvious as the sound grows louder is that it is not a woman astride a horse. It is a woman who is half-horse herself.
One who slows her trot at the sight of a human(?) woman outside in the dark, the hours monsters were most active, and fixes her with a second glance from the single eye not covered by a leather eyepatch, assuming that she is simply a citizen of Alenroux's slowly expanding settlement that she has not yet come to recognize. Except the citizens knew to barricade themselves in their homes during those periods, so what...]
What business do you have that brings you out at this hour, woman?
[... This is her being polite.]