"So this is Ren you were talking about?" Robert asked, eyes sliding from Silvia to the man at her side.
"Yes," Silvia said, slipping into introductions as if she'd rehearsed them a dozen times. "Everyone, this is Ren—and that's Nikolai."
Ren offered a short nod and let the names wash over him while he mapped the team in his head.
Silvia's side had depth: three White Mages—Pamela, Rosie, and Rafaela—solid healing backbone. A Blue Mage named Alicia, whose calm confidence suggested she knew her utility. A Red Mage, Lucia, likely a flexible burst-damage and utility hybrid. And then there was Ruru—currently in the form of a green raccoon, big ears twitching, tail fluffy enough to make the others squeal and pinch it when they thought she wasn't looking.
Animist, Ren concluded. Traps, scouting, mapping. Quiet kid. Useful if handled right.
