Neverwinter Forest when the devil came to visit me

Pirates. Certainly whatever stories Yunxu had heard of them were more vivid and real than anything Huā knew, which had generally been a rough list of stereotypes and a couple fantasy tales. The idea that her noble parents had been captured- by a group of barbarian thieves- was disturbing. So was the idea that Yunxu spent more moons with her parents than she ever had. Their life had returned to normal with their new litter. Meanwhile Huā, Ying and Mei had been escaping the trafficking system, making their way north. The empress' gaze fell and her brow furrowed, comsidering the timeline of these things, their reality now. Yunxu's translation caused her to remember Val's presence, and her eyes flicked awkwardly back to the dark woman. Her words were appreciated and Huāzhēn gaze her a small sad smile, before looking back to her younger brother, wondering the same question now. Yes, are you just visiting? Or, She breathed, Do you... are you... looking for home?