For the moment the air was still and Birna could not gauge what direction the storm might come from. Ah a fellow northerner! Well, at least she wouldn't suffer the heat alone. It was strange how the fates worked that two such as they should end up here. The woman introduced herself as Avalon Ancora. Ah, ok, now the name was starting to sound familiar. "How are you settling into Imperium, Avalon?" Her gaze shifted sideways to the older woman. She was unsure yet if the other harbored ill feelings at being taken from her home or if there was more in play than Birna realized. "Apart from the obvious heat of course. Are the pups settling as well?"
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