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Botanist And Bards

Aislinn gave a smile as she looked at her newest opponent with a smile. No one could beat a rabbit! The native activated the tattoos on her legs and jumped ten feet straight up onto a tree branch before tossing it down at Delphi with a victorious smile.

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Maoin's embarrassment disappeared as she watched Lady Gwynn's obvious discomfort. Wasn't that the sort of teasing her former mistress had always appreciated? The black haired girls ears dropped a bit lower as she wondered what went wrong there. Aside from Lady Gwynn seeming to forget any level of formality as she set her foot on the table, of course.

The fish arrived as a welcome distraction though, and while Maoin found herself eating it with a little enthusiasm she was intrigued by the way Ritsa utterly devoured it. The girl seemed to watch her with wide eyes rather constantly although Maoin wondered what the dark skinned girl was thinking about.

Towards the end of the meal music started to play and a few couples moved off towards the dance floor. Lady Gwynn would physically see Maoin fidget a bit in her chair as it was clear she was thinking about something. Should I ... she's not my mistress anymore but ... A deep hurt filled her stomach as she thought about letting the opportunity go to waste. And besides, she wasn't Lady Gwynn's servant anymore, was she?

The kitten stood from her stool, walked around the table to her former mistress' side, gulped, looked at the ceiling, blushed, then gave herself a quick mental pep talk. Maoin mentally kicked herself as she imagined this being a lot easier and wondered what was running through Lady Gwynn's brain as she watched what was likely a very obvious and horrendously embarrassing mental process.

Hadn't her teacher said she needed to be more confident though?

Imagining Lady Sorcha being upset with her made it a bit easier as the cat regained her confidence and extended a hand towards the other woman despite the slight blush still running across her cheeks. "I'd like to dance with you." Maoin's ears stood assertively as she spoke with a steady voice that even surprised herself.

Fia looked upwards towards Livia as she made her comments towards the old mystic. The crimson haired girl seemed to agree, but the fortune teller let out a sigh as she looked towards the two of them. "The student is right, of course. Just because you are the headmistress of the academy doesn't mean one should ever stop learning ... and in truth, that was simply a performance." The mystic didn't seem to need to clarify that as she slapped the crystal ball off the table where it landed on the carpet that acted as the floor to the tent.

She pulled out a small chest and raised her hands upwards, at which point the sounds of locks going off would click in succession. A half deck of cards were placed face down in front of Fia slowly as the mystic let out a sigh. "I agree one can certainly change the future however. That is what these silly cards are claimed to do, at least. Most of the time they are drawn only by the desperate, but if the fate they declare is so easily changed there is nothing to fear. So you won't be afraid to draw Megulda's cards, will you?" The old lady let a slight smile cross her face - the friendly sort that one gave a child that was explaining something you already understood and it was directed at both of them.

The sudden performance was starting to get to Fia. It was utterly convincing to the Phoenix who took another step towards Livia's back. The slightly ruffled head of crimson hair looked up towards the headmistress for assistance, however. The headmistress would know the truth of such things, right?

”I work my body every day, so fairly active I suppose.” Kozue answered, looking the teacher over a bit.  ”I’m unsure if you could get her back to a body, but if she agreed and it were possible, I’d spend the rest of my days doing so.”  She said with confidence.  One thing she had was conviction and she meant what she said.
 
”That’s exactly as I thought.”  The healer was of course responding to both of the girl’s inquires when she said that however.  ”The healing method may fracture the memories of the white fox however - I am not certain how such a spirit would react to my materials - is the risk worth it to you?”  Aetheria gave the other woman a very serious look.  
 
”She brought my sister back wholly intact.  If I do anything less, then I failed her.”  Kozue answered.  She wouldn’t even care if she lost herself to give the fox a body at this point.  ”Is that not possible?”
 
”I … I am unsure.  You would have to stay here for what could be a very long time as I perform various experiments on you.  I haven’t dealt with something like this before, but maybe with enough time I can formulate a method so everyone walks out in the best condition possible.”  The white mage felt a little ashamed that as one of the world’s leading medicine technicians that she wasn’t exactly sure what the outcome would be.  ”I’m going to need for you to tell me everything you knew about the white fox however.  Everything is critical to my possibility of success.”
 
”. . .”  Kozue was silent.  She wasn’t really going anywhere so it was easy enough to stay.  She didn’t exactly want to be examined like some exotic animal for so long. . . But she had little choice in the matter.  ”I don’t understand how that much can help, but I’m not going anywhere for a while. I’ve my duty to keep an eye on the Black Fox, so I suppose I’ll be in your care.  What exactly do you want to know?”
 
Aetheria chuckled.  ”Quite a bit, but I can come by and visit for that while I do a little preliminary research.  As for you - you are staying here in bedrest for the next few days.  I know it’ll be frustrating, but I hope a little excess energy in your system might be enough to make the spirit of the white fox responsive again to make treatment easier for the both of us.”  The white mage handed the robes back to Kouze and led her out of the surgery room and into one of the private rooms.  ”I know it’ll be annoying … if there’s something small I can do to make you relax more, please ask.”  She wasn’t an endless bounty of money, after all.
 
”No.  This room feels wrong.  Would there be a better place to reside?”  A stuffy room like this definitely was not the type of place that someone that enjoyed being outside would stand.  ”Perhaps I could ‘relax’ at the lake?  Your headmistress mentioned it may have healing properties I desired.”
 
The white mage rubbed her chin for a moment as she thought.  ”She’s possibly correct.  The waters of the Undine would likely help heal you if you laid in them and relaxed for long periods of time.”  The woman figured out what bothered her.  ”My only concern is that Livia is the one who suggested it, then.”
 
”Concern?  What of it?”  Kozue asked.  She had suspicions herself, but she wanted the word of mouth from this woman.  ”Does she mean to do harm?”
 
Aetheria shrugged.  ”I have no idea, but if that white fox is holy or divine in any way I can be fairly certain the headmistress wouldn’t enjoy its growth on campus - it’s your judgement about where you wish to rest, of course, but that is my only concern.”  Her own building was largely proof against spirits entering from the outside - due to the healing processes required within - and all of Katherine’s dolls weren’t allowed in either.  She hoped the conversation between them had at least some privacy.
 
”She seemed fairly cryptic about that earlier.”  Kozue mentioned.  It was a bit late, and she’d rather sleep with a roof over her head.  ”I see.  Regardless, this is the only room available then?  If so, I will gratefully take it.”  The room felt a bit odd, but it wasn’t the worst in the world.  
 
”Well please do make yourself at home.  These rooms are generally intended for longer term patients so they may have some comforts, but I’m sure nothing can match the feeling of home where you come from.”  Aetheria gave Kozue a small smile.  ”Just try and relax.  Also I’m just a little curious … how are you speaking fluent french?”
 
”How are you sure you do not speak fluent Japanese?”
 
Aetheria seemed to ponder that for a moment before replying.  ”I mean, it’s just that I’ve never left france in my entire life.  I also know Latin, but our current grammatical structure suggests that we are indeed speaking French.”
 
”It matters not, I imagine.  If you want me to rest, allow me to do so.”  Kozue said, voicing for the woman to leave now.  
 
The white mage nodded - that was true enough - but perhaps this was a clue to her case in as of itself?  Or maybe it was the spirits allowing the other woman to be lazy and avoid learning more things?  Either way, Aetheria let the door close behind her as she head upstairs to her own bedroom.
 
Kozue laid in the bed provided for her.  She had little else to do for now, she needed to go around tomorrow to get accustomed to the place so it would be best to rest now, regardless of how uncomfortable she felt here.

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Aislinn jumped up in excitement as the other girl mentioned playing a game. She'd love to play a game! The rest of their conversation faded into whatever void that were filled with most of the Native's reasonable thoughts as she leaned forward slightly towards the other woman in anticipation. "A game! I love games! What sort of game?" Many of her fellow natives felt that she might be a bit too old for this, but what was the fun in that?

The runes even lit up on the girl's body unintentionally as she focused in excitement on the other woman.

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The white mage proceeded to run her hands a few inches above the other woman's body then proceeding to close her eyes and mutter a few words under her breath as a spell was weaved together. It was mostly to examine what was underneath ... it was rather apparent that the spirit was so weak at this point that it wouldn't be able to draw sufficient power from Kouze so long as she proceeded to follow any sort of normal schedule. "How physically active are you on the average day, Kouze?" It was possible that if Kouze forced herself to remain in bed for a few days that the spirit would be able to pick up on the excess energy caused by her restlessness.

In truth however there was a very possible cure for this entire ailment. "And if I could possibly get her back to a physical body, how long would you be willing to spend doing so?" Or rather what would she be willing to do.

Maoin simply found herself a little confused by Lady Gwynn calling herself a 'loveable rouge' rather than a 'hero' ... did that mean she intended to get her back? The cat wasn't exactly sure how she felt about that. She gave the other woman a critical look but decided that she likely hadn't expanded on that for a reason. Whatever her former lady's reasoning was, she wasn't likely to say anything. "I'm sure Lady Sorcha would enjoy a sparring match with you, but I honestly don't think you would get very far. I could arrange something for you if you'd like." So long as Lady Sorcha didn't get one of her fits, of course. Maoin's ears dropped as she realized that happening at the wrong moment could be the death of her.

"Well my tounge is as skilled as it's always been." The cat replied to Lady Gywnn's statement without really thinking, then her face became incredibly blushed as she looked over at Ritsa and covered her mouth. There is a childe here you idiot.

Fia didn't approach the table, but instead gave Livia a speculative look for a few seconds. "Come on, see your future." The crimson haired girl approached but did not sit down and instead simply turned to the headmistress and wondered why they were wasting money on this.

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Aetheria nodded as she listened to the other woman's explanation. So she was willingly possessed, then? That was ... odd, at a minimum. And probably not likely to turn out perfectly in the long term as well. The white mage motioned for the other woman to remain there as she headed up to her study where she grabbed a book and returned downstairs to the foreign woman. "I'm going to have to do my own little checkup here." The mage placed the book on a nearby table before pulling a small pillow from one of the cabinets and setting it down on the examination table. "Take your robes off and lay down here. I'm going to ask you a few questions and it is for your own good if you answer them honestly. Legally, I cannot disclose anything you tell me to another."

As if impatient the mage waited for the other woman to lay down and picked up a pad as she was clearly in thought. Normally she would have asked about payment up front, but Aetheria was granted a small stipend per case dealt with from the school that would barely cover expenses. However, there were several interesting research opportunities here as well.

A few seconds after a cursory look over her patient - there were some bruises that indicated that there had recently been a fight, possibly the one they had been discussing - Aetheria lifted her quill and asked her first question. "Do you have a name?" It was almost a joke for the mage at this point to never be told the name of her patients as if it didn't matter.

Maoin's ears stood attentively as Lady Gwynn let loose her own tale, a small but somewhat pained smile crossing her face as the other woman spoke. It was a good thing to see that her former mistress was doing at least decently for herself ... but the cat was concerned that Livia was taking advantage of her. There was also a small pain in her chest that she didn't want to admit to that seemed to well up that the kitten forced herself to push down and ignore.

Of course, the cat wanted to hear more details. But she would understand if after their previous confrontation the other woman didn't want to trust her with any details that would make her upset. Still, Maoin wished that after a year Lady Gwynn would be willing to share a bit more. "I'm glad you were able to find companions for your trip." A bit formal even for herself, but the cat did wonder what this 'crew' was like exactly. Ritsa seemed nice enough, although if the girl was angered it was entirely possible that she would only injure her Lady in the long run.

And for herself? Lady Gwynn hadn't exactly given out the longest description, so maybe a more serious discussion would take place later? "When Livia sh-" Maoin shook her head. It was probably best to skip over the bad parts. "After a couple of days, the dragon Lady Sorcha nearly broke my body in something she called training." The cat remembered the first day of utter brutality and spoke with an almost wistful smile at the memory and fingers delivering quote marks for the final word. "We decided to pursue this silly noble who insisted on being a pirate ... and as we headed towards Gibraltar she let me learn under her in exchange for some servitude." Perhaps it wasn't best to let Lady Gwynn know what they had been after during that trip. Still though ... "As we stopped in Toulouse she asked if I wanted to serve under her ..."

The cat shook her head. That was a lie. She returned to speaking as if a little embarrassed. "... really, I broke down in a clothing store and after she found me in an alley she sort of just claimed me as she locked this collar around my neck. There wasn't any asking involved." For a second the black haired girl tugged on the collar as if to draw attention to it as a story prop. "Well, I guess I'm Lady Sorcha's property now." For a second Maoin's eyes drifted over Lady Gwynn somewhat wistfully, but the cat forced herself to look away. Why was she doing that?

Either way, it was quite clear she was willing to elaborate but Maoin cut herself off and instead forced herself to give out a small laugh as she looked at Lady Gwynn as she took a swig of her drink and spoke in a more genuine jovial tone that hopefully the noble would appreciate. "I'm officially part of dragon's hoard, I guess? Some day a brave hero will loot me as treasure according to all the stories!"

"Ah, I see the doubt in your eyes! But I, the Mystic Megulda, have true power!" The woman reached forward and grabbed Livia's hand, closing her eyes and moving her head as if focusing in something in the distance. A frown creased her face as she ran her palms over Livia's middle finger. "You are quite the hardworking employee ... no, a student of magic!" It wasn't exactly false. "One day you will head out to Western France as ... a court mage! Yes, and the lord who hires you will eventually fall deeply in love with you! After a long struggle with a nefarious power that seeks to bring the court to ruin, he will propose marriage to you and you will live a long and happy life! You will have three hardworking sons, and two studious and most blessed daughters."

The fortune teller's eyes opened. "See? Megulda knows all! But the fates of the young are so much more interesting, are they not? Perhaps you would be willing to pay for her fortune to be told, so she may be warned of the trials she may face?" Fia just stared on in utter disbelief.

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As the fox left, the mage offered a silent prayer that nothing too bad would happen. With a sigh, she returned back to her studies with a smile. It was good to be back and reading once again, wasn't it?

As Kouze knocked on the door to the two story building Aetheria forced herself to walk downstairs. The building itself was larger than the average teacher's apartment due to the necessity of being able to store the sick children and familiars the campus caused. Downstairs there was a rather large resting dorm with beds separated by curtains, a few private rooms for the more well off or longer term patients, two rooms for treatment and an office to receive patients. Upstairs was her own personal suite and the lab that went along with it. There was also a basement that contained ways to confine more troublesome patients.

Various rooms were crowded into the excess space in case she received servants or a familiar in the future and while Livia had been bugging her to at least get an assistant, but no one qualified had really come up yet.

Aetheria opened the door to a woman dressed in strange clothing in front of her. After hearing their question though it was rather apparent that they were newer to campus. "Yes, I am indeed Aetheria. What aid do you require? If we need privacy for this conversation however, it is probably best for us to head to one of the examination rooms." If Kouze assented, the white mage would guide them to a small room with a chair and a padded table along with several cabinets full of supplies. "So tell me - what troubles you?" It was rather apparent that the woman was looking over her patient as if trying to figure it out for herself, but the patient would hopefully save her a little guesswork.

Maoin was a little surprised by how happy the ocean girl seemed, but she was largely focused on Lady Gwynn. It was expected that her former mistress would want a to watch over the child although a little privacy would have been nice. "I'll lead us to a tavern then." The cat would find herself offering to hold her lady's hand but would walk towards their objective either way. Why would she cook when she had the night off?

They ended up arriving at the Four Dragons - the tavern that they had met at just before things fell apart between them - and Maoin directed them to a relatively quiet table in a corner of the room. Tazia seemed a little surprised to see them there together but didn't question anything as she quickly took their orders and left.

"... so ... how have things been for you?" The cat gave Lady Gwynn a weak smile, although there was a little pain in her eyes. "... seems like it was quite the training session, wasn't it? Those don't usually last a couple of weeks."

Fia smiled as the two headed out together, the crimson haired girl grabbing the hand of the mage as they headed into a large purple tent with a conical point at the top. As they came in, the pair of them would notice that there were various bones and orbs and other implements of fortune telling lying around the tent. Fia squeezed Livia's hand nervously as an older woman looked towards them with somewhat wild eyes.

"You there! Welcome, to Megulda's Mysticism. I can see you fortune and future for both of you!" The woman waved a single hand in front of herself slowly as if trying to read the air. "For three measly florins, I can read how the fates themselves have devised your strings! My lady, please sit down and let me read your fate!"

She was gesturing to Livia, likely because the shorter Fia had been a little harder to notice and the younger girl was good at not being seen despite her exotic hair.

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The mage listened to the fox's logic. On one hand this was likely a partial ruse as the fox would likely go do something else. On the other hand, Selvina did understand the logic. After a few moments she seemed to make up her mind. "Alright - I'll give you two and a half hours out there before I summon you back." It wasn't so much out of distrust - it certainly was - but also in case something bad happened to the fox so she could be returned back into safe hands.

"... spend those last thirty minutes on yourself though ..." A small pouch of coins was tossed to the familiar. "If you finish early grab yourself something and get me some decent coffee. I need to catch up on my studies." Of course, the familiar likely had objectives of her own though. And since Lady Gwynn would likely be at dinner it would be a good time to see her personality.

Maoin looked in the same direction that Lady Gwynn had been just in time to hop backwards and start drawing her sword as some terrifying and hungry beast was about to eat her - the cat found herself grateful when her former mistress grabbed the tail and pulled it down 'elegantly'.

The kitten let out a sigh of relief as they were introduced to what was likely to be a fairly rough relationship ... and she honestly felt a little bad. Not about what Ritsa did but ... while Lady Gwynn had certainly deserved that hit and the initial rush of adrenaline was heavenly ... her tail and ears dropped just slightly as she saw the bruising on her old mistress' face. Yes, the noble had deserved it. But she just wasn't a violent person.

Maoin went up and collected the teddy bear in a few moments and brushed off the dirt as she walked, delivering it to Ritsa with a smile. "Sorry if I made you panic, Ritsa. Anyways, you dropped this." The kitten felt a little jealousy in herself as she watched the other girl being pet, but shook it off as she looked back towards the lady who summoned her.

"Lady Gwynn, I think it would be best to eat over our conversation. Perhaps we could eat somewhere decent or I could cook something ... and Ritsa could either come with us or spend time with her new friend? She'd probably be safe with the Headmistress. And she seems pretty strong as well." Of course the cat could understand if Lady Gwynn needed to watch the child, but Maoin would prefer a bit more privacy. She hadn't meant to offer to cook for the noble, but she hadn't done it in a long time and it would give they wouldn't have any interruptions.

Fia let out a breath of relief as the hug was finally released, then surprised as a 'hydra fin' was placed into her hands rather forcefully and the girl ran off. After blinking at it a few times she simply seemed confused. Truthfully though, she was simply glad the other girl wouldn't be bothering them anymore - she wasn't evil or anything, but Livia would feel some combination of annoyance and jealousy wash over the Crimosn haired girl. Finally she spoke. "... strange ..." For a second it seemed as if the phoenix wanted to elaborate, but as she looked down at the fin she simply nodded.

Well, at least her and Livia would be spending the rest of the day together, wouldn't they? Alone, hopefully. The crimson haired girl gave the headmistress a smile and she grabbed onto the older woman's hand. "... Livia ... you pick ...!" Despite her quiet voice, the girl's tone made obvious she would be happy for the Headmistress to pick whatever stall would be their next activity together.

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Selvina gave the black fox a bright smile. Of course, the information would likely get out there anyways eventually, but the mage was hoping for it to take a while and spread out the damage it could do. Now would be a good time though to see if Sly could be trusted with such sensitive info. "Thanks Sly." It wasn't a question if it would go badly, just by how much.

"I just figure that she is more likely to be trusting of her own familiar than some random fox that approached out of nowhere. And besides, you'll probably have some fun with it." The noble decided to put their complete faith that the acting portion of this would likely go well at least. The other parts ... not so much.

No apology? That greeting was even casual for Lady Gwynn. The urge to punch the woman in front of her in the face as hard as possible grew, although when she announced her search for the small one again Maoin's expression softened. The kitten hadn't seen the kid, but she had heard her. The cat reached out and forcefully grabbed her former lady's hand - her stomach suddenly felt strange - and dragged her out towards the square where she would see the dark skinned child hugging some poor crimson haired girl. "Nice to see you are as good at finding things as always. Anyways, she seems alright for now." The voice had a little hostility in it ... but the other girl would feel a soft squeeze on her hand that would probably indicate some degree of affection before she let go.

Then Lady Gwynn would feel a solid punch across her face as the cat put her entire body behind the blow, enough to likely knock the other girl to the ground. Some people in the square seemed to be staring, but the cat really didn't care. For a couple of seconds she simply glared at the other girl before commenting with a smile. "Finally got you back, didn't I? You always did want me to stand up for myself." A hand was offered out towards her former mistress to help her back up. "Anyways, I have the night off and I'm pretty hungry ... but whos the kid?"

Maoin hoped that the other girl would be able to tell that meant we have some things to talk about. And is this your new familiar?

Fia relaxed for a moment as the other girl seemed satisfied with her gift, but the hug was completely unexpected and the crimson haired girl's eyes widened. She didn't hug back or anything since she was focusing on keeping the small voice of panic within herself down. It's a young girl. She's not going to do anything to you. Calm down before Livia gets upset. The thought of Livia being angry let her calm down enough to formulate the reply she wanted.

"... Ritsa could you please ... please let go of me ...?" It would be rather apparent to the other girl that Fia was uncomfortable with the hug as her body was mostly frozen up and she wasn't hugging back.

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"That is a good name!" If Aislinn had any questions for the other girl, she didn't reveal them out loud or seem overly suspicious of her despite the strange introduction. "I live in the forest, so I was just out here wondering around and enjoying the scenery? But you don't look like you are from around here, Delphi! Why are you here?" While the words themselves could be considered suspicious, it was rather clear that the native felt no sort of ill will towards the woman in front of her.

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The mage managed to hold a straight face as the fox did her initial impression after the transformation, but devolved into a pile of laughter as Sly displayed her disgust while in Maoin's form. This ... this had it's uses. Though as 'Maoin' reassumed her sweet voice the mage had to make a comment. "Aside from me possibly getting used to this?" Compared with the fox's demeanor from earlier, a servant like Maoin would have been much easier to keep around. And, well, there were plenty of cat and dog girls on the street that had been abandoned for various reasons. Why hadn't she bothered to help one of them out?

That wasn't why Selvina was here, though. The mage sighed before looking into those treacherous wide eyes and found herself revealing the truth. "I guess I still care about her a little, alright?" It seemed that the noble had prepared themselves to be made fun of for the entire situation.

"I used to ..." Selvina gave out the encounter with Myrilla, explaining the circumstances surrounding it ... throughout the entire thing she was rather emotional despite trying to downplay how upset she was at the entire event initially. She expected for the fox to start laughing again by the time she wrapped her tale up. "I guess I hope this could be a new start, alright? I wasn't willing but I might as well take advantage of it. Please don't tell anyone else."

The kitten was about to prepare a reply to Luna, though the dragon replied to Lady Lightsword before she could speak any further. Maoin's frown expanded as the dragoness somewhat ignored her, instead attending to her own mage and giving her the rest of the day off more as a message to scram. It wasn't her owner's job to deal with her being a little upset, was it? And one of her responsibilities as a servant was not to get in the way - the kitten gave out a respectful curtsy towards her otherwise occupied lady, collected the coins, and then quietly left the room and shut the door behind herself.

Maoin sighed as she traveled out towards the town, seeming to be a little dejected as she headed towards the town square as suggested. Perhaps Lady Sorcha simply would talk with her later, and wanted her kitten to distract herself for the moment? And besides she hadn't had a day to herself for quite some time after spending so many exhausting hours working under her new mistress, so why not enjoy the oppurinity. She had never had so much work time with -

- Lady Gwynn? The kitten froze as she heard a familiar voice interrogating various people about the location of someone short and dark skinned. It was a little confusing, but as the voice was coming towards her the cat focused in on her surroundings. She heard two higher pitched voices conversing near the center of the square - if her former mistress was seeking a child, the cat had likely found them. The cat started to think quickly about what she should do, but as she filtered through her thoughts the flow of the crowd left the two of them standing practically alone and looking at each other.

Maoin had a relatively blank expression as she had been looking around towards the others. What was she going to say to her mis- no, Lady Gwynn, now? And why did her stomach feel like it suddenly had a pit in it and her veins filled with some sort of fire? She felt violent, she felt the need to punch this woman in front of her. The expression maintained it's cold façade for about ten seconds as the awkward silence grew and the two observed the other. Lady Gwynn seemed more boyish, more pirate like, and even a little more tough than before. Her former owner would likely see the cat had grown a little more muscle and even a little more confidence as she stood and moved her eyes straight into those of the one who abandoned her.

Then the cat eventually broke the status quo by walking straight towards her lady, stopping about arm's length away - just slightly inside Lady Gwynn's personal bubble - and tilting her head back to maintain eye contact with the noble woman in front of her. She tried to keep any emotions from showing and allow the other woman to respond first as her ears and tail stood upwards with intent.

Fia seemed a little perplexed by Ritsa's first comment regarding fluffiness, though let out a sigh of relief as her hair was released and the girl introduced herself. The phoenix raised an amused eyebrow as she addressed Livia as an old lady, though when she requested to know the name of pretty?

The Phoenix blushed a bit more as she realized that she was the one being referred to as 'pretty'. Fia seemed to suddenly become shy as she found one of the booth stands a little interesting and took a step backwards towards Livia only to feel a hand pressed against her back to prevent her retreat. "... m-me ...?" Eventually she managed to find a way to respond as she looked somewhat towards the girl in front of her. "... I-I ... named ... Fia ..." That hadn't been that long ago, had it been?

The crimson haired girl wanted Ritsa gone, and Livia wasn't really letting her fall back. There was one method that would work, however. The teddy bear was extended by Fia's arms towards Ritsa. "... Y-you can have ... Fluffy ...?" It hadn't occurred to the the small teenager that Livia might be upset with her so readily giving away her prize in order to distract the other girl.