Etta grinned at Ruli, then nodded. “I’m okay. Fever kinda went away. Are you Ki—” 
“Hey now,” Kire said, tugging at Etta’s curls. “Don’t be bothering Ruli with that silly business, or I’ll tell the cooks you did eat those strawberries.”
“I [i]didn’t[/i]!” Etta said, frowning with a pout at her. Narda chuckled. 
“Mostly limestone,” Kire said, answering Ruli. “How much of it do you need? If you need it now we could go and fetch some now. There’s one not too far from the Capital.” Once Ruli agreed, Kire offered her hand so he could take the location from her memory before they Walk. 

The vision at first didn’t seem particularly exciting. She blinked, a little frown on her face. “Let’s get the stones first.” They emerged a short time later just at the entrance, where the people who worked the quarry recognized her after getting over their surprise at seeing her there unannounced and without her usual retinue. It didn’t take too long for them to gather the amount Ruli needed, and once they were ready, they were back at the Palace. 

“That was quick,” Gavin remarked, and immediately set to work, taking the stones from them as he went over his calculations. Kire almost laughed at the extra seriousness he seemed to pour into his expression, as if doubly eager to prove he could be High Sorcerer material as much as Ruli or Envy was. 

She turned to Ruli, knowing he was curious about the vision. “It’s—weird, but not as weird as the others. It was just me looking at myself, like in a mirror. No scar on my face, and I had red hair.” She looked up, picturing it. “Actually, I do look rather nice with red hair.”