Greatwater Lake fish out of water

He laughed – Disa was relieved. It played out on her face as a proto-smile; a twitch of the lips and a softening of the eyes.

"Had to check," Disa said, and put a paw out for half of the duck. She pictured @Soto's dark face, and named the sensation in her belly disgust because it scared her to dissect it further.

She began to pluck feathers.

"There isn't much to leave. Safiya and Kemal, who just lost is brother. That's it. If Verapaz was a force once, it isn't now. But Soto," she paused, searching Beau's face for secrets. "He stays." Disa shrugged. "Who did you follow? Safiya?" She couldn't imagine the warrior princess indulging in the spectacle of nonsense that was romantic relationships.