Kire smirked at the boy’s response. “I will.” [i]And I won’t just catch him.[/i] She raised an eyebrow, amused at the rather halfhearted scolding Zeke gave Aeron. She continued helping them organize, ignoring Zeke’s stare. “That’s the idea,” Kire said, not taking his remarks against him. Really, it was the nicer of the many possible jibes she had thought he would throw at her. “Can’t say I haven’t heard that sentiment before. A lot of people hate my face plenty back home, too, and they make sure to let me know,” she added, smirking as she pointed at her scarred face before going back to work. 

She was quiet for the rest of the task, speaking only to ask about what they needed her to do with the lumber next. When they had time later, she would ask Aeron if Envy had kept a library for them. She was sure there were such a thing; she had seen someone peddling books of some sort back in Cordon, and some remains of a library back in Ziad. [i]And maybe, if they’ve warmed up a little bit, I can ask them what it was that Ruli did that was unforgivable. What it had to do with Akuma.[/i] When the last of the lumber had been sorted, she stood straight, stretching, and flexed her hands. They were in a much better state than they were this morning, though they were still sore, owing to the labor she had just completed.