Bramblepoint they should deliver all my blessings in small brown paper handbags near the porch

never turn your back on this one, dacio warns her and praimfaya takes his word of warning, thinking this is probably a good thing to apply to anyone. it is not long after that praimfaya watches her klikalida take a step closer to the woman and warn her for a last time. the woman offers verx's supposed location to them and leaves. when the sound of her departing footfalls vanishes praimfaya looks briefly to dacio before she leads the way back to roangeda, glad to be home when they finally reach it's borders.

though she doesn't believe that verx is dead she worries for isi, wondering why the woman was so insistent on finding verx's daughter — and what of dragomir?, praimfaya wonders! — wondering if a trip to kaistleoki is in order to assuage that small nag of doubt and the bigger twist of concern in her chest. she needs to see for herself that verx is alive and that her friends — her bloodkru are safe.