Lion Head Mesa You are a golden animal

the princess rose and with a beckon, issued that nazli should follow. her query was met with a flash of warmth to nazli's face and an uncharacteristic reticence.

the girls moved together; makono in the lead this time, nazli at her heel, well trained. she was a bit sad to head away from the high place, its wonderful views and touch of the sun.

i was... told to wait. that a mazoi would be along, or lady qiao, to teach me about the land. someone else came along and gave me a different task. even now she wanted to keep the name of jawahir from her mouth lest the meshkhenet was somehow summoned by it. nazli did not know much about the creature except that they lived deep within the catacombs.

i did as i was told. it only... took me longer than anticipated. she swallows a bitter guilt.