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Ky nodded. "I had another spirit try to take it to test -- they can't."

"Um... Lord Ash said he'd send someone up to our rooms soon?"

(lmao) "The other planets are round; we can see that. The scientists say this one is, too. That makes sense."

"Thank you." Talia dipped her head. "Is... there anything else I should know, ma'am?"

"...I don't know," Ky admitted. "Nothing, I guess."

"Talia, ma'am," Talia said with a little nod. "It's nice to meet you."

Ky nodded in agreement. "I... don't know how he figured it out, but he knew I had a rune. He dug through all my stuff looking for it and I ...

"Observation," Aeron said. "Which is something fundamentally not allowed as part of 'faith'."

"No, ma'am." Talia shook her head, glancing down into the bag then back at Sera. "I don't think so, ma'am. Thank you."

"Hi," she smiled a little, not sure she appreciated her nickname. "...they're getting bolder... he came in my room last night."

"And what makes you so sure it's true?" he countered. "And you can't use it itself. Or any of your religious teachings. If your text and leaders didn't say it ...

(oh shit I didn't even think about that lmao run boy run) Ky thought she spotted Myna up ahead and made a beeline for her.

"Thank you, ma'am." Talia dipped her head and stepped forward to take it. "That's very kind of you; I appreciate it."

"No. I've looked at her ." Aeron glanced over at them in the darkness. "I care about her as a person, not about what some books says I'm supposed to ...

Talia shifted awkwardly, tugging her dress straight as she blushed. "I..."