Wapun Meadow waiting in my room, and i lock the door

The more he spoke the more she felt calmed, mostly because of the time spent focusing on his voice; but what he said felt right too, being comprised mostly of apologies and sympathies, which Ibis gradually appreciated. He even offered to send scouts out to find Seabreeze, which was a surprise—and she smiled, unable to stop herself, while the last of her storming emotions ebbed away. Only if you can spare them. I know the times are rough now, so... Any search might have to wait a while. Which meant if something was wrong then her mother might be suffering, might be dying, but—Ibis refused to let herself dwell on that grim possibility.

When Terance moved on to a little story about his own travels Ibis listened respectfully (as one often does when a parent goes off on a tangent) and while she wanted to find a way to dismiss herself and return to her marsh, she lingered. She'd treated her father so horribly and it was only fair that she endure his attention for a little longer, she surmised. You did, she murmurs in response to his question, You said you were the same age as me'n Okeanos. Did you find your uncle?