"Uh, um..." Toby stammered slightly, as she struggled to take in everything that had been revealed. Yo'Bikur? Summons? Everything was exploding in her head, and she couldn't make sense of any of it... especially with the nerve-bleedingly distressful form she had taken. 

She kept close to her cousin, nudging at her side and clinging to her hand with a manic intensity. She could only hope that Audrey would stick by her- no, that they'd all manage to stick together through this. It was always a bad idea to split apart, right? There's no way she could handle this alone...

[quote]“Do what feels right; we Bikura are stewards and governors but not lords over any. We maintain the Harmony of things, and choose our leadership from amongst ourselves. Usually this is the True Voice, sometimes it is not. Address her as you wish, and if she takes offense she will let you know. If you wish to know, I call her simply ‘Princess’, most ‘Rulania’, and her brother, whose own name is Ralek, calls her ‘Lania’. I bow, but most do not unless it is their culture to do so. Use whatever greeting is appropriate to yourselves and she will be delighted.”

 - Eckehart
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"This Princess..." she hummed out, biting her lips. "Does she... want anything from us? Do we really need to see her... now?"