if i get arrested for this, oh, may helm remind my hand where to swing in the name of justice.

such is life... or something like that.

❝ I'm Kiayana . A genuine pleasure . ❞

the drow anxiously tugged at the sleeves of her shirts.

❝ Truly ? Such a feat must always prove useful when it is most necessary . ❞

❝ Well met , Samira . And ah , don't worry . I will actively try to avoid having too much fun to rouse any suspicion from my companions . ❞

especially since there seems to be a common theme where they all ask she trusts them without giving her much reason to trust them in the first place. +

the camp does a magnificent job preparing what he does with what he has . ❞

translation: the bar is low.

herself could tell you that.

ah, well. at least one good thing came out of this: she seemed to ease up at the banter. ❝ I appreciate that , but I think you might be worried a smidge too much . I'm perfectly healthy . Including myself , there are seven of us at the moment , and the cook of +

the drow was notably tense for nearly the entire duration of their walk together, as if still secretly doubting this woman sincerely held any positive (or even neutral) motives directed to her to begin with. perhaps she was just naturally wary of anyone she meets, who knows! not even kiayana +

else, really.

❝ Fret not , he is a good man who can create masterpieces when it comes to meals . It is finding the proper amount of actual food that can make that . . . Rather tricky , I suppose . ❞

❝ Ah . I suppose I ought to commend you for such straightforward methods . Those usually work quicker if you were aiming to kill me . ❞

the message, of course, was still received all the same.

the drow tensed her shoulders with an uncomfortable frown, now casting her gaze... well, anywhere +

to poison growing up . I suppose . . . A momentary lapse in judgment would not hurt . ❞

❝ A stranger inviting me for some food ? Where I'm from , that is the easiest , quickest way to be disposed of . ❞

her stomach growled.
kiayana (whose cheeks were flush with a darker gray) clutched at her gut, clenched her jaw, and huffed.

❝ Then again . . . I had to build up an immunity +