Lion Head Mesa They say strange fascination, infatuation

*breaks own timeline

it was reprehensible.

and so when she heard nazli's voice clearly outside her door, she grit her teeth and approached the entryway, stemming whatever discourse might have been with a quiet, "come in."

the crown prince was with nazli — crown prince! as if she were not a veritable baby herself! — and she plunged paws into an herbal mixture and cleared her throat, back to them, expecting one of the girls to say why they were about.