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She was still unconvinced that he meant no harm. What other reason would he have for being here but to insult her or send some seething message from Bazi? She pursed her lips at him, not quite sure how to proceed. Her younger self would have just chased him off without a second thought, but for some reason, she stayed steady. Perhaps she was maturing in some ways, after all. Not only that, but Scimitar didn't insist on giving any long-winded speeches, something she was quite thankful for.

“I am,” she replied, a bit softer this time. “I heard that Njal and Tuwawi left the creek. Was it Bazi’s doing?” Or mine? she wondered silently. Fox wanted to shift the conversation away from her own life and onto somebody else. The last thing she wanted was for one of Bazi's cronies to bring back news of their former leader. Not that she was doing poorly, of course.