Lion Head Mesa smoke

Berries lay untouched while they conversed. The next lull in conversation had Nazli tidying - she knew some of Makono's unspoken cues and had learned to read her well, from moods to wishes.

I will... dispose of these, she offered with a bow of her head, gathering the remains of the meal for one of the middenheaps outside the palace.

A pause to await orders or dismissal; but it was so brief it was seamless with the girl ducking from the princess' quarters. She would wait outside after, and no doubt be scooped up by Sayf with other orders.