Firefly Glen [PHE] a kiss with a fist

‘To belong but not quite belong; it does something to them.’

Her words played around in his mind—his initial reaction to remind her that much could be said for any of them—for all of them. Did they not all float around, in hopes of belonging? Instead: "Thank you for recognizing that the berries would not be in her best interest... at least not tonight."

He hadn’t expected her to agree to a visit—but even more so, an invitation to do the same to Muat-riya. It gave him pause—only now wondering if Eset had traveled with them. Surely she wouldn’t have—her duties at the palace kept her so firmly in place…

But what if?

Instead, a deflection—“is a certain feisty Jodai waiting there for my arrest still, doctor?” He pauses in his steps, form turning to look back at her—what good could it possibly do for him to visit Muat-riya when Eset was hellbent on keeping as far from her as possible, it seemed?