Ankyra Sound the oracle told him to beware the ides

she watches him watching her and senses that she has done something wrong.  it was not the conversation that had upset her, but the way the vibe had changed.  she grasped at it desperately, afraid of losing his company.  she couldn't bear to be abandoned, but she knew she didn't have a right to feel that way.  she barely knew him.  it wasn't his fault she had no friends. 

he asks what obligations she has, and she doesn't know where to begin.  it was complicated.  i made a deal.

i have two sisters that i take care of.  lazuline would have been furious upon the admission, but lazuline wasn't here.  one is gravely ill.  her lip tightens.  i am no healer.  the druids are treating her, in exchange for my service.  she is — better now, but,

it seemed like she was going to say something else, but she didn't.

she cleared her throat instead.