Ouroboros Spine But we didn't have any ice cream, so this is mayonnaise & black olives.

Mourning? Lilitu asked blankly. It hit her after a moment. Oh. Kukutux had said she was from the mountain, and they had just left a war zone of a peak. That. . .probably explained that.

She pursed her lips, trying to get past the awkwardness of her naivete. Just say Lilitu came by to say hi, she decided, then added, Um, Ibis's daughter. Her mother had very much ran the show in that meeting; Lilitu, to her chagrin, had been a background character. 

The girl returned her eyes to the sentry, smiling. What's this place called? It's beautiful. And should be even prettier, if the leaves and flowers ever came back.