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Her ears perked upon the explanation. Wanting the leave the empire... but why? She couldn't imagine anyone wanting to leave that place, nor her own forest. She felt empathetic when the girl went on to explain how she'd found her way to the court - she was lucky not to have gotten hurt badly. The mountains were dangerous, especially when the rocks got all wet and slippery. Loinnir had had an accident there too, before the owl and his little rescuer had met.

You may stay as long as you want. She offered with a smile. There wasn't a rank for visitors and souls for nothing, after all; it would go against everything she believed in to turn Teya away.