The woman soaks them up.

When they get to the keep, they're not able to talk to Luka and Leya immediately - the people there insist on knowing their saviors' Names and celebrating them.

The woman introduces herself as Ashes; it doesn't have the ring of a Name, something that seems to take their listeners slightly aback. Still, no one says anything about it.

Elesse follows suit, naming herself Jedi.

That's reluctantly accepted; Ashes sends Elesse an amused look.

"Should I call you Jedi, then?" she asks once they have a moment alone (she is possibly delaying talking to her children).

"For now," she says in a slightly amused tone of voice. "That is more or less the capacity in which I am acting, at the moment."

"Alright."

"Ashes is what I actually go by, nowadays. I - disliked the name I originally became famous under."

"That is fair, but names do have power."

"Only what we give to them."

"To a certain extent, I suppose. I imagine you have more familiarity than I."

She hums.

"Of course, refusing to acknowledge something gives it its own kind of power, but..." She shrugs. "Someday I'll defang it entirely."

"I wish you luck with that."

"Thanks." Smile. "Perhaps I'll share it sometime, too..."

"If you ever feel comfortable."

Small smile. "Not making any promises."

"Of course."

"Did you want to meet the twins?"

Hum.

"Yes. I - think I'm ready."

"Last chance to change your mind about how you would like me to introduce you."

She pauses, giving it some thought, and then takes a deep breath.

" - I don't want to keep - everything a secret. And I want to be open about the existence of the secrets I have."

"It's - alright, to introduce me as their mother."

"Very well. Let us go."

"Lead the way."

Off to see the twins.

Elesse introduces her as Ashes, wandering adventurer, the one who shut down the tomb, and their mother.

"Wow! That's - that's wow," Luka says, grinning. "I'm Luka."

"I'm Leya," his sister says, voice more even, more considered. Her Name's heavier than it'd been a few weeks ago.

"Those are good names," she says, voice soft. "It's - I'm glad to meet you two, properly."

"I'm - really happy to meet you too - "

Leya shifts a bit, almost crossing her arms.