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Maegi gave a nod, her countenance still blank as it was before. "Yeah, there's lots of forests that way," she remarked casually. "Many more than by the sea." If indeed this woman did know about Blackfeather Woods, she wasn't about to connect herself there just yet. After all, Ruenna could just as well hate the woods and its inhabitants; this was not an all-clear sign.

And the girl was growing tired, anyway, and the heat was too much all of a sudden. She stepped out of the pool, legs dripping, the bird holding on for dear life as her muscles lurched. Maegi flashed the smallest of smiles at the other, trying to transition out of this conversation as gracefully as she could.

"I must get back to the others, now. Nice to meet you." She turned on her heels and was gone into the steam, vanishing in the haze.