Dragoncrest Cliffs Possum Kingdom

The brief tightening of the woman's mouth did not go unnoticed, but the Blackwood-Mayfair chalked it up to distaste for poisons. Whatever; she would see the usefulness of it in time. Everyone did. So Raelle ignored it and listened to her words rather than her expression. Chacal, she was called, and as she spoke it became apparent that her voice was not just melodic; she was singing.
She wanted loyalty. Rae considered this, and discovered that she wanted the same. She hadn't known it until Chacal said it, but now she was certain. Yeah, Raelle answered immediately, her voice firm. I can do that. It wasn't like she had anything to leave behind, anything to lose at all; everything she tried to hold on to always slipped through her grasp. Maybe this time it would be different.