Oh. There had been too many times coming back down here in search for more recruits. None more appealing than the last. It was about time I started to make these recruits begin to bring in others. I was not enjoying the trek down with all of this chill nipping at my skin. It was not that I didn't enjoy the chill - the chill and the shadows were where my spirit could flounce. I enjoyed the idea of being able to scare others so easily as the winter winds made it seem as though someone was following and the shadows provided ample cover for my frame to stay out of sight in. It was who I was, and I would never change that.

So I shuffled forward, and continued as such until I had caught sight of another equine travelling through the lands. What was this? Was this, perhaps, another recruit? It seemed as if this one, who seemed to be a mare, was struggling to continue moving. Her legs shuffling as though the muscles were beginning to ache upon her frame and fight against every little step which was pulled and pushed into the correct position.

The mare was twitching and edging forward. Good. She had some guts and drive. She wasn't allowing the weather to take a hold of her with it's freezing tendrils trying to lock her up and pull her to a frozen death of shivering and painful numbing. No, she would continue to move forward, head twisting ever so slightly to the side as she began to decide just where to head to next.

My feet continued to glide upon the frost covered ground, careful to stay hidden in the shadows that most seemed to avoid in order to attempt to hide from their fears. As if, for some reason, clinging to the barely illuminated land would protect them from the monsters who enjoyed lurking in the shadows - the monsters under the bed or lurking in the closets. The monsters were everywhere, no one could change them. You have too much fun in these shadows, mein kleine. I would suggest you learned to stay in the light and help people, came Innerste as I swished my tail. Oh. Fine. The mare seemed to have enough self-control to at least come out and speak with.

A grumble escaped my maw until I had shuffled from the shadows and into the amber glow of the lantern a few feet ahead of the mare I had been stalking. "Lost?" I questioned, tilting my head to the side with a sense of amusement flickering in my eyes. "It's not safe to be alone in Frostfall or the dark. And unfortunately, I cannot promise any days of light appearing anytime soon, nor can I promise any of this chill to go away, kleine." I let out an airy laugh that bounces off of the trees.

"Now what has brought you here, mein kleine? Seeking a new home?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow as my yellow eyes locked upon the creature before me. My horn glinting in the light as the evil smirk that was always inside of me surfaced. "The home I have to offer, is for that of the misfits of society." I purred, slight poison dripping from my maw as the foreign accent of harsh consonants upon the German words curled into the sky and toward her ears.

I had a home. Now, to have the proof that this mare was meant to join us there...

SEELE

Not sure where she was at. Oh how cute. "No one is. You've walked into a land of nightmares, mein kleine." I purred, eyes glinting in amusement. It was amusing, to me, that I could not get her to meet my eyes. "It is not safe in a world of nightmares. Anyone could come out and snap at you without warning." I continued on, only pausing a little to allow the mare to continue to take in the land around us.

Then, I explained how the sun was gone and the chill was definitely here. She still seemed horribly confused. Her body trembling and shifting in place as she seemed to figure out her emotions. And then, she finally spoke. Yes. She was looking for a home.

"Good. I can take you to mine. But be warned. Some are blood-thirsty. Some just want to help. And others prefer to scare each living creature that crosses their path." I explained, a laugh slipping off of my lips. You do not know what she is like, now... came the voice of Schwere in warning. So, shuffling my position a little to the side I began to peer at the mare before me.

"What is your name, mein kleine. And please, do tell me a little about yourself." I asked, tilting my head a little to the side in an inquiring look. "I am Seele, by the way." It would be fun. And I would finally have a new recruit to add to our ever growing list.

SEELE

Yes. I had officially scared the mare. It was apparent from the way she was lowering her head and almost trembling in her boots. She didn't know what to believe. And she was slowly breaking apart. It was horribly amusing to me, the one who enjoyed instilling these nightmares even if I was not the main feature of them. I just enjoyed seeing them trembling in place as they attempted to figure out what to do.

She raised her head, eyes of two different colours widening as she let out a snort. This is cruel. Cruel! Innerste chastised me but I laughed it off. Confusion seemed to float through her eyes for a second as she worked through the information of which I had offered to her before she began to offer her name. "Pleasure to meet you, Florabella." I responded before she started to babble on about not remembering anything.

So she couldn't remember where she was from or why. All she knew was that she was four years of age, her name, and that she was from somewhere different. "Well then. We shall have to work on sparking those memories, shan't we?" I mused before gently bumping her shoulder with my maw. "Come, this way, Florabella. Your home awaits," I directed before beginning to trot off in the direction of the marshes and the cadavers. As my hips swung along I allowed my voice to rise and call back to her. "Movement will keep you warm. And this herd will keep you relatively safe. I am one of the leaders. I think you will find it accommodating enough." and with that we were headed toward The Asylum.

SEELE