Firefly Glen [PHE]So, don't say I'm not ready, 'til I fall on my sword

she nodded in understanding. life and it’s circumstances molded many—of course it would. she would find no fault in what it made of his mother—or any of the fierce women of Sapphique! she admired these women—like herself, they were not victims of it so it sounded. 
ah, I will keep my expectations reasonable, she answers in turn, and be patient. she sounds like a woman who is worth befriending, especially given her progeny! Etienne was a wonder.
she smiles as he adds her title, wise already to her customs. there is appreciation in her gaze as she beholds him, and she dips her head to him in farewell. it was a delight to meet you—may we meet again, and soon! for her fellahin murmured her children needed her, and so she must go—but she awaited any final word from the one she hoped would also become friend.