Dragoncrest Cliffs merry of soul, she sailed on a day

Jorunn did open up to her. Meerkat groaned lightly in empathy. It sounded quite a bit like her dealings with Issorartuyok. There was one big difference, though: whereas Issorartuyok had been straight with her, it sounded like Jorunn’s man had led her on.

That sounds confusing and painful, Meerkat sympathized. I hope the experience doesn’t put you off romance, though. She thought about how she’d mostly subconsciously avoided it for so long following Atlas. Men like Njord are proof that there are good guys out there. They just take some time and trouble to find, I guess.

She smiled briefly and glanced idly at their surroundings, mind wandering through Sapphique and its members a moment before her attention returned to Jorunn and she quipped lightheartedly, There’s always women.