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When she saw the look on Mireille’s face, Meerkat wondered if she shouldn’t speak so frankly about her experiences, seeing as they were with the girl’s father. But she asked! she reminded herself.

Mireille quickly explained and Meerkat felt relieved for all of three seconds before she realized what the Obsidian was saying. She didn’t have any suitors in mind, in part because she really wanted nothing to do with men at all. That made the Laramite wonder if a preference for women was hereditary as well as part of the culture here, though that wasn’t important right now.

I think it might be different for everyone. My mom told me all these crazy stories, so I was expecting it to be way more overwhelming than it was. I definitely felt… well, friskier. But I didn’t feel out of control. I didn’t feel like a madwoman, Meerkat shared, hoping that might make Mireille feel better.

She thought of something and hesitated to mention it, though she was in a unique position where she felt close to Mireille without being a parental figure. At least, she felt more like an older sister, despite her relationship with Njord. Meerkat didn’t actually know how the young woman saw her, though she was about to find out.

I’m sorry if this is weird or overstepping any bounds, she said slowly, thinking that surely Erzulie and Rosalyn wouldn’t want to do this, though maybe she was wrong. In any case, she continued, I could try to help you find a partner. And even… chaperone, if that’s something that might make you more comfortable? But if not, that’s fine too, of course.