Ouroboros Spine Adrift, Asunder.

Tulukiri had been told to learn the limits to their new home, and so she had spent a good couple of hours patrolling a similar route to Amalia. At the time she had begun, she was accompanied by someone native to Moonglow; but now she was navigating alone, and her path cut its way opposite to Amalia's so that they inevitably came across each other.

There was some distance between them still. Tulukiri watched the familiar figure bend to make water, and with a small scoff to herself she looked away, uninterested in the spectacle of it. The girl thought of the best way to avoid crossing paths with Amalia but could not come up with anything worthwhile — going backwards would be too obvious, and running headlong towards her would be a disaster.

With a huff, Tulukiri resumed her hiking and feigned indifference. They both had jobs to do — they didn't need to be friendly to get things done.