"So, your name is Tatsuki?" Titania asked the new recruit. Nodding, she smiled as the wind blew through her hair. What an odd haircut, the front is longer than the back, which spikes straight out at her collar. Focusing back on the road, Titania slowed her pace to let Oscar and the others catch up. Tatsuki looked back, waving at Ike to hurry up, her black eyes shining with joy when he waved back. Her face lit up with a smile when everyone caught up. That's all I've seen her do, she hasn't even said anything, but it's like she doesn't need to... Titania thought to herself as Tatsuki was introduced to Illyana, Boyd, Mia, Mist and Rolf. Lethe transformed into her human form, introducing the girl to Mordecai and herself, the two laguz.
"Silly little beorc, letting herself get captured." Lethe patted Tatsuki on the head, surprising everyone with her compassion. Lethe suddenly stopped. Ears? Sort of like mine? "Well little beorc," Lethe started coming eye level with her. "Turns out you're a laguz. Guess that's why you don't stink." Everyone else's mouths formed little circles with surprise. Fixing Tatsuki's hair, Lethe revealed a pair of fuzzy ears perched on top of her head. "Will you join us to Begnion, little laguz?" Nodding, Tatsuki's gaze shifted to Mordecai, watching him change into his human form.
"Mordecai likes little laguz, she's nice looking." Blushing with the compliment, she continued listening. "But Mordecai thinks beorc girls are too thin, like Illyana." Tatsuki stared at her feet. She never had more than a piece of bread a day, and usually didn't even finish that. Seeing the doom cloud hanging over the girl, Mordecai tried to lighten the mood. "Lethe is cat, Mordecai is tiger, what is Tatsuki?" She just shook her head.
"I ... Don't know..." Mordecai strained closer, trying to hear the girl, flustering her. Bringing her sleeves further past her hands, she started again, a little louder. "I don't know..." Mordecai circled the girl. She was as tall at Lethe, but quite a bit slimmer. She was curvy, but not overly curvy.
Average. Mordecai continued circling her. Tatsuki's ears, they confuse Mordecai... Reaching a hand out, Mordecai started to mover Tatsuki's hair, running his fingers down her ear. Mordecai has never seen ears like Tatsuki's. Deciding to talk to the Gallian king about it, Mordecai noticed how nervous Tatsuki had become. Smiling, he stopped, and returned to Lethe's side. Glancing over at Soren, Tatsuki noticed his change of expression. His glare told her exactly how he felt about laguz, since he had been wearing that frown since Mordecai and Lethe came. Noticing Tatsuki was staring, Soren glared back, grabbing Mist's attention. She elbowed him in the ribs, causing him to glare briefly at her before leaving to talk to Ike. Looking at the ground, Tatsuki mounted the horse Oscar had brought for her, and followed the rest of the mercenaries into the sunset.