It was with clear half-irritation and half-amusement that Alda left dinner, but she'd been in a good enough mood to wink back at Derric, and that could only be a good sign. 
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She woke early the next morning as she usually had back in Slight, took a reasonable amount of time to get dressed in the bland uniform, and do her makeup (which was more of a habit than an actual need; she'd probably just wipe everything off later). Still shaking off the mental cobwebs of sleep and not a very hungry person in the mornings, Alda grabbed a very small breakfast before making her way, still yawning, to the training area. She looked forward to the day, as she could definitely use some waking up right now. 

As she'd done last night she scanned the crowd quickly before seeing Derric and Tarvas and striding over to them.