Starglow Basin bathroom attendant let me right in - she was a big fan

the words they shared between them did not register to her. all that mattered was that osiel relented, letting her take on this mission. with soto by her side, mind. . .but she had still received permission. and that meant much.

grazie, signore, fiamma told their head. she bowed low, then rose again, smiling softly, icy gaze warming upon osiel's face. i will not let you down, osiel.

she turned to soto, and then back to ocho, brows lifting in query. when do we depart? the moment could not come soon enough—especially given the men worried about her heat. would come in spring; winter was only just now coming—

but perhaps they did not understand the intricacies of a woman's cycle.

she would not endeavor to educate them on the subject.