Blackberry eyed Jayberry and the gore dripping from her jaws. She approved greatly of her daughter and the ferocity she constantly displayed. Perhaps it would be good for Heart-Song to meet her first. After all, Jayberry embodied all of what the Bloodberries were. Murder, blood, and a love for fighting and destruction. The little bird would learn soon, whether they liked it or not.

She nodded towards the wolf. "Hello there, Jayberry." She looked down at the white bird and opened her wing to gesture towards the wolf. "This is one of my daughters: Jayberry. I have others but they seem to be out of the nest at the moment. They come and go - Huckleberry, Dewberry, Elderberry, Mulberry...yes, and my mate Blueberry." She stepped back so that she was behind the little white bird. "You'll be part of the family as well. We are the Bloodberries."

@Jayberry @Heart-Song

Jayberry licked her lips, tasting the blood contentedly. She had long grown to like the metallic taste, not minding when it clung to her mouth long after a meal.

She looked down at the bird - clearly not a hatchling, too well-formed for that. So had it returned to its Chrysalis, like that other bird they'd fought? oh, she wondered why.

"Hello," she offered a bloody smile, "Heart-song? That's an... interesting name." her gaze flicked to Mother, as though asking 'are you sure we want this one?'

But then Mother said that the bird was going to be a part of the family, and so she differed to her. She inclined her head to the bird, saying, "Welcome to the family." And so it would be a part of the family, until it proved that it couldn't be trusted.

@Blackberry
@Heart-Song

"Speech looks like this."
Thoughts look like this.

"The Bloodberries?" Heart-Song asked. It was a foreboding name, for sure, but that didn't mean anything. After all, the two members of the Bloodberries she had met had been nothing but nice to them- and there were so many more! And now, Blackberry was saying that they'd be a part of her family, too.

"I'd love to be a part of the family!" they exclaimed to her.

They looked over at Jayberry, putting on a bright smile, even as they realized that Jayberry was merely faking a compliment. Still, they appreciated the effort, and elected to say nothing about it. "Thank you! It's good to meet you!"

@Jayberry
@Blackberry

(apologies for short post, I have like, zero muse)