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Colt came in to view within moments of the woman asking after her pa, and Indra put on her best smile (which looked a touch crooked, maybe a little rehearsed, certainly not the best or most fitting expression) and let her tail wag a few swings of a pendulum.

He asked after her name, and Indra, playing the part of darling daughter a touch on the young side, sidled close to her da and said, She's lookin' for someplace warm, we gots a place, right da? This part was easy; she just pretended she was getting close enough for a nap, as he liked to cuddle close to her sometimes, and hopped a little bit to reach for his shoulder and jostle him.

Antics of an excited youth, nothing more.