Thanks for the assist

The princess was on edge ever since she had been given the heiress rank, something she didn’t believe that she deserved. The girl was struggling with the promotion, with her self confidence, with her personal ability. It was a lot of weight on her shoulders and so it was squishing out much of the free spirit she had once embraced so easily with Ezra… Ike idn’t know why the boy popped into her head at that moment. She didn’t really want to think about him anymore, it just hurt. Ike was glad he was happy, someone like that deserved happiness. She tried to keep her own feelings to herself lest she make a fool of herself or hurt Ezra.

Ike had pulled a lot of herself inward after seeing Syanna was Ezra, smiling wasn’t quite so easy, and she took life much more seriously. Her childhood innocence had dissipated, and she took Remus much more seriously than the goofy boy she had crushed so hard on. She didn’t hate Remus, he gave her absolutely no reason to, but she didn’t find herself put at ease either.

Shuriken tried to be as diplomatic as possible, it's what her mom would have wanted and she was trying really hard. So she sat and talked to the boy after an exciting meeting. The only pack name he uttered of any familiarity was Abaven, and Ike didn’t really know much about them. "Abaven is the only one I recognize. They’re a pack in the far east.” She told him what she knew.

He was also out here seeking out his brother. Ike tried not to think of her behavior towards Iki again. ”You missed him, huh?” Ike asked knowingly, not really expecting an answer. ”I’m sorry. Anyway, I don’t think I have any other information for you. But if you want to know more about Ashen or if you’re about to get eaten…” There was a hint of teasing, a vast difference to the rest of their encounter. "Call for me.”

"Speech"