Phantom Hollow here i found no self control

-- what about me? the woman jokes, and Ibis watches her paw at the white splotch with a look of subtle envy. It strikes her sharply that this woman is attractive in her own way but also, she looks very much like her own father. Colder tones to her coat, but an enigmatic face and large-ish build which makes Ibis feel a sudden homesickness. She starts to reply when Mal cuts in.

The mention of Okeanos further deflated Ibis' drive to be close to either of them. She settled against the earth, giving Len a chance to respond and continue whatever conversation she had waltzed in on, and when given a moment - and the spotlight - did her best to answer.

I lost track of him during the famine. We had settled in the marsh over the mountains, and i... I waited there, but he... she shook her head, looking defeated. While I waited I befriended some people looking for help through the worst of it, so we banded together.