Northstar Vale We did it! Yay! Lo hicimos!

Ibis took her time as she escorted the newly arrived woman through the vale, making sure she was able to handle the pace with which they moved. Thoughts swirled in her mind—a lot of confusion whirled there—and Ibis knew she had to get to the bottom of all this.

...she is not the empress? Corra voiced cautiously, and Ibis paused with one paw raised, mid-stride, and shook her head.

I am sorry for all of that, truly. It is the first I have heard about any... changes, and, I know how awkward that must have been. She couldn't quite straighten her thoughts out. But you will be safe here. Please, feel free to roam, to rest, or do whatever you like. Are you hungry..? The girl was so thin, Ibis thought, and the question suddenly felt wrong on her tongue. Of course she was hungry! How insensitive --!