Noctisardor Bypass haihefa

heda wasn't sure she knew how to reach etienne. wondering if he was as closed to druid as he seemed to be to her, she nodded, straightening.
thanking him didn't seem to have an impact, and she felt awkward as she tried to think of anything else to say. 
had heda known etienne's fears over she and anselm, she might have choked.
"mireille has always been one of my closest friends. it's — i like having some of sapphique here, in you."
she stood then, meaning to return to the den.