Iktome Plains You asked me how long

The silence that cloaked Sobo then was pensive. He had never considered a role outside Sapphique. This was his home, and he wanted to serve it, even if lately, he felt like an outsider in his own skin. It would give him time away from Sapphique and Njord and everything that bothered him here.

He couldn't help wondering if it was just another hint that his time in Sapphique had an expiration date.

Yeah, maybe, he agreed, shoving away the most uncharitable of his anxieties. Dere be lots to see out dere, mm? He strode alongside her for a short while longer, then decided he needed some time to himself to think over her suggestion. I t'ink I go pick some flowers for maman, he announced, pausing to give Rosalyn an affectionate nudge to the shoulder and a gentle lick on the cheek before peeling away to visit the flower fields within their borders.