So, this was Sean's mother. If what Shule knew about her thus far was true, the Commander already despised her. And she had no reason to believe that Green being fed herbs to make her sterile by the very cat now standing before her was any lie.

Her ear twitched at the greeting, sizing up the feline before her in silence for a long moment. Likely longer than her mate would prefer, especially as the mostly ebony feline's stature didn't get any less formal and stoic as she offered a mere tilt of her head, almost invisible, as a greeting. "I am Commander Shule." She confirmed cooly, "Though Sean's already stated as much. What brings you back to the Regime after all this time?"

Eartha seemed to like Shule, but the inverse was clearly not true. The Commander shifted pristine white paws, her crystalline eyes not a shred warmer as she continued to observe the old kittypet. She glanced at Sean, seeing the hope in his eyes, but she wasn't going to let this one go. She couldn't, in good faith, just reinstate this cat as a Guider immediately, given her past. "Should I trust you to treat the Regime? Or should I be expecting you to sterilize our she-cats as you did to Green?" There was no love lost between herself and her sister-in-law, of course, but even Sean had to know that messing with someone's kits, or their ability to have them, wasn't something she would simply let slide. Shule was far too direct a cat to dance around the subject either. Best to get it out in the open and observe the reaction of her mother-in-law before jumping into anything. The leader wondered if she'd try and deny it, or own up to it.

The more she hung around, the less Shule trusted her. Sean seemed entirely attached to her, in a way that the blue eyed she-cat did not quite like. This whole situation seemed off, and it was a rare moment indeed that she might trust that which she'd heard about their youth in passing over the present she was witnessing. She turned to Sean, and suddenly, her mate would find the harsh, cold look turned on him, searching, unconvinced. "Sean, be honest. Can you say with certainty that no harm will come not only to any cat in the Regime, but to any member of the Eerie family by her paw?" She'd never really pried into her husband's past. He didn't talk to much about it, and she didn't pressure him to. Even so, she knew he harbored guilt over not helping Glowstar more in their youth, though she couldn't say for certain it had anything to do with this particular she-cat.

She hoped Sean wouldn't lie to her. Though, if what she suspected was true, he was either going to lie to help Eartha, or this she-cat was about to have her own son admitting she might harm their family. Shule had intentionally included Glowstar's side, as, given the implications, it was that side which would need to worry. And if this she-cat could hurt Green's family, then she could as easily decide to hurt Sean's, if the Commander did something she disapproved of. Shule wanted to trust Eartha, but she had a gut feeling that this wasn't quite so simple, and she had learned to trust her instincts.

Shule gave a half-nod at his response. He wasn't lying, as far as she could tell. But his answer also glossed over her intent somewhat, and that worried her a bit. Emiko had been raised a Guider and even she had been able to take down members of the Regime. To be honest, she wanted to look into it a bit further before making any definitive judgements. Though she wasn't going to just deny Sean the chance to interact with his mother again. "You will be permitted to join the Regime." She replied after a long moment. "For this first half-moon, you will not be allowed to treat patients, but may aid Guiders in collecting and sorting herbs, and teaching the Cadets. You are family, and I trust Sean's judgement. Be that as it may, you have been away from the Regime a long time, and I'm certain you'd like some time to relax and get to know your family prior to diving back into your duties. If you are capable, be advised that hunting or hunting practice, is currently required an hour per day of all Cadets and Soldiers, regardless of rank." Shule did trust Sean, wholeheartedly. If he truly believed she would bring no harm to the family, then she chose to believe him. This gave her the chance to look into things, and get to know Eartha better herself, rather than relying purely on trust. If Sean's mother truly had nothing to hide, then this assurance shouldn't be an issue at all.

As if on cue, to interrupt this nice little exchange, the exceptionally tall feline stepped into view, lazily heading for the pair and the newcomer, her expression bored as ever. Senescence scars seemed to shine brighter in the darkness, the scent of DayClan, SunClan, and the League all mingling together into something not quite readable in her scent. Mismatched eyes of haint blue and blind violet peered at the pair, barely glancing over the newcomer as if she was hardly a blip on the Proxy's radar. "Get so desperate you're taking in any old kittypet now?" Sen questioned, though, naturally, she could tell there was far more to this than any mere cat. For one, the newcomer seemed familiar, though Sen guaranteed she'd never seen the she-cat before. Two, she could sense the tension in Shule, and well, see Sean's closeness to the she-cat. "So, you gonna tell me who she is, Sean? Or am I expected to guess?"

Senescence's head tilted as she watched the exchange, her eyes flashing with unnatural copper as she did so. Of the cats in the tunnels, she was the tallest. Eartha was right to have been intimidated, if her size, coupled with the scars covering her body were anything to go by. "Eartha." The League Proxy tested the name as she leaned back into a sitting position, her body relaxed... too much so, her head almost lolling as if she were a broken china doll.

The she-cat never had a natural aura about her, but whatever about her was feline, it seemed to slip away the longer she stared at the newcomer, and suddenly one was left to wonder if Sen might just kill her. "Being Sean's mother is hardly something to be proud of, have you met him?" It might not seem like it, given her emotionless, deadpan voice, especially hard to tell in this very moment, but she was teasing, and she expected her uncle to pick up on that part regardless of her state.

"The name's Senescence. I'm Lilith's daughter." It was almost unheard of for Sen to actually introduce herself as Glowstar's kit, and most definitely the first time she'd ever referred to her mother by her given name. For the sake of wanting to know the she-cat's reaction, the rust and shadow feline left it open ended whether she was adopted or biological, though it wasn't exceptionally hard to note the similarities to Green, even if Sen did take more after her father.

Before the old she-cat knew what hit her, Eartha was thrown halfway across the tunnel, the wind knocked out of her as one of Sen's hind legs kicked her straight in the side with painful force. There were very, very few cats who could snuggle up to Senescence without getting their head unceremoniously ripped off. Eartha was not one of them, so the face her skull remained attached to her neck was unusually merciful of the Proxy. "I should think you'd know better than to assume your daughter's line would have a soft spot for you."

Senescence didn't break her stare from the older feline, though she noted Shule shifting closer to Sean, the Commander's expression neutral though she could tell her aunt was paying especially close attention to the interaction. The lace lined she-cat let her own head roll side and back, and side again for a moment before bringing it up to a more natural angle, though the distinct feeling like one was staring into the void where Sen's soul should reside had not subsided.

"Sean, I know nothing about your mother except what little I've pieced together in passing. And now Senescence comes in and clearly has a problem with Eartha. Everything and everyone except you is telling me not to trust her. Maybe I'm wrong to be so skeptical, but to say what little I know hasn't been flattering is an extreme understatement." Shule wished she could just believe him, but when he gave her nothing to go on, it was hard to simply trust he was right in the face of even her own instincts.

Senescence, for her part, just shrugged. "So what? She got too close, even discounting everything I know about her." The Proxy didn't even flinch, rather, she stared down Sean easily. "Maybe Glowstar can resolve things, but I'm under no obligation to do so."

Shule looked at Sean. "The safety of those around us comes first. As Commander, if I think she is a danger, it's my job to ensure she can do no harm or goes elsewhere, family or not. That is why I don't invite Kotori back to the tunnels to live, just because I love him doesn't mean it's wise to risk the Regime for it, when he knowingly hurt those within it. I am giving your mother a chance because you believe in her, and I will never stop you from seeing her. And I do wish to get to know her and put my misgivings aside. But just like how I wasn't simply friends with Glowstar because she is your sister, I won't suddenly trust your mother when all signs but you tell me I should not." Her voice was soft and slow as she spoke, trying her best to convey her point to her mate. Yes. She would love to just be able to support Eartha. But that wasn't in her nature. Trust had to be earned, especially when she had reason to believe she shouldn't trust a cat before her. Even if it broke her heart to know that she couldn't just have the happy family she wanted because she had to keep the Regime safe. Because the Eeries were anything but a family where you could just expect smooth sailing.

"I'm not going to kick her out." Shule answered him after a long moment. He might not have been bothered by the pulling of rank, but she was. It wasn't that she was trying to do that at all, more that she hoped, as a former Commander, he could see how she was concerned for the Regime in the first place, given the supposed history. "But I'm not going to be able to entirely trust her yet either."