[I imagine having a kitten is much like having a baby, only it doesn't cry as loud.
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Mina retired to her bedroom and took out some clothes. Everyone else seemed to busy doing something else. She had seen individual Squad members scattered about the place but did not really mind or care. A shower, she decided, would be the best thing right now. She was hot and sticky with sweat and she hated feeling like that.
There was a knock on Elily's door and Karmina entered. "The door was not locked," she frowned. "It needs to be shut
properly to be locked.“
Sitting down, she nodded her head towards each of the girls. "I apologise for intruding," she said, noting that they were huddled around a book. She thought she recognised some words as part of an ancient chant she had learned at home, but she could not put her finger on it. Letting it escape her mind, she explained her presence.
"We must move on tomorrow quickly and we must find a way to have a steady source of money." She looked at Iaran with a slight smile. "I heard you talk about stealing and that is your job, but I do not think it would be a good idea all the time. We may come upon a poor village or town where even a copper piece gone is a terrible loss for the people. It would be easier to sell things like potions, maybe, or earn money some other way. It's not wise to be driven out of town by an angry mob." She sighed.
Quickly continuing, "And we need to decide where to go
now so we can be off tomorrow morning as soon as possible. Time is of essence. The quickest way to the Mountains must be plotted out. I thught a meeting of the Squad now would be wise to avoid bickering in the morning but then we would bicker tonight, so I come to you."
[I am off to Beijing tomorrow (6th) and back 11th. When Apricus comes back which she should be doing around the same time I leave, I hope she can take care of my character. If not, would Jade look after Karmina for me? And whenever necessary while Apricus is not here, give Mina a nudge please Glass?
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