Storm chuckles. "Screeching is kind of part of our life here. It's just the rest of the family being... Themselves. But don't worry. I'll ask them to quiet down while you rest. That should work. Maybe."

Ruvean mimics Nill's gestures and throws in a few of his own before taking her hand and shaking it. "Apologies for all the noise. I will ask them to quiet down for you while you're here but... I can't guarantee it will stay that way for very long. Especially with the twins around."

Storm snorts a chuckle and then turns to Nill. "Let's get you inside and settled. I'll introduce you to whoever screeched and then show you where you'll be staying."

She smiles at Nill and then heads for the door. 

When they step into the house, there is a big mess in the middle of the living area. In the floor are various pieces of wood, clearly prepared for the house building project, as well as some not so prepared sticks and dried leaves as well as dirt. Kneeling on the floor is a young Elven male who is scrubbing viciously at the dirt on the floor. Standing around the pile are two red haired female elves. One is crying and the other is giggling. And on top of the pile in the middle of the room is another young elven male.

The man atop the pile spots Storm and Nill walk in and his eyes widen. He quickly scrambles down off the pile, making a bigger mess as he goes. The young man scrubbing the floor throws his hands in the air and screeches.

"MY FLOOOOOOOR!!!!!"

But the one scrambling down the pile ignores him and walks right up to Nill. He reaches down to take her hand and kisses her knuckles then wiggles his eyebrows at her. "Well hello. Do you-?"

Storm reaches out and throws her hand over his mouth. "No. Hands off Valerian."

Valerian drops Nill's hand and steps back but winks at Nill. Storm sighs heavily.

She looks around the room. One by one, she points them out. "Okay. So you know Valerian now. The one crying is Lavender. The one giggling is Clove. The one screeching and cleaning is Fennel."

She looks around and then a sung melody drifts through the house and she nods. "The one singing is Rosemary. Must be in one of the rooms." She looks out at the Elves in the room. "This is my friend, Nill. She needs a place to stay so I'm letting her stay here. She's had a really hard journey and needs some rest. Can we try to keep the noise to a minimum so she can sleep?"

The other Elves nod in agreement. Storm looks over at Nill and jerks her chin towards the hall. 

"With me."

She leads Nill down the hall and to a bedroom. Inside the room is a single bed, a small makeshift dresser, and a glaive leaning against the wall. There are tons of rocks everywhere, some plain stone while others Nill would recognize as precious gems. There are animal hides and parts on the walls and around the small space. 

"This may end up being a terrible idea but..." Storm sighs and gestures to the bed. "There aren't enough beds for everyone since the house is so small. This is my bed. Well. Mine and Saige's. You can sleep here. I'll be around. I won't go far. So if you need me, just... Whistle. I'll come running. Okay?"

Storm smiles at Nill. 

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