Ouroboros Spine Catch me outside.

The other girl spoke words Callyope had never heard before.

An explosion of things and from tone alone she knew what was good, what was bad. She was surprised by the events that unfolded.

Amalia had come at her first, long before Moonglow. Now today it had sprung again, in the form of insulting this woman's family. Tartok. Callyope's face was painted with sympathy and concern in equal turns.

No. She agreed somberly. I have not known her to do this. A soft shake of her head. Disappointment in healthy doses rung in her voice.

I am sorry she treats you as such. Did she have reason for the first?

She could not fathom any of it! Amalia! An attacker!