next new age abraxas 3:15-20

Iki wasn't in a good mood for once, though she still fought to maintain a sense of decorum. Her meeting with Manea had opened the young princess's eyes to what the outside world had to offer. Now more than ever she wished to be given to a husband far away so that she might see the world and learn from it. The Ashen Empire seemed so small in the grand scheme of things...

The call for yet another sermon made the young girl sigh aloud. She peeled herself from the ink and paper where she'd been practicing her writing and made her way towards the shrine. Iki arrived just in time to see Ike stumble and fall. She wasted no time in hurrying to her sisters side where she helped to right her. Ike had grown more than Iki had. She was the little sister now. Curling her long tail around her hip, Iki leaned against Ike, seeking comfort from her larger sibling. Her mind was a swirling miasma of thoughts and she would have to struggle hard to pay attention to her aunts words today.