Bearclaw Valley some kind of majesty, some chemical load

Kiwi had to wait, and momentarily wondered if she should just depart.  She wasn't interested to the point of waiting a lot of time.  Fortunately, Astara showed up while she was still deciding.

The girl wasn't much to look at, if she was making a claim.  There was a laziness to her approach that failed to impress Kiwi.  She gave a small, soft huff of judgement, but her appraisal was cold.

Who claims this place? she asked, sitting down and lifting her head a little.  She wouldn't assume it was her... likely she was someone's lackey, less than enthusiastic about their duties.  Perhaps this wasn't worthwhile.