When all else fails, take. a vacation

As if she'd planned it, a familiar voice rang out through the crowds and Sedna's tail waved happily at her back, leaning into the familiar embrace and taking care to not poke her with the crystals that protruded from her neck. "Yer lookin' good," Much better than Sedna felt when a waft of something spicy came her way and bile began to burn at the back of her throat. Her grin took on a slightly pained look as she tried to hold her breath and Otis rapidly crushed chamomile and citrus rind between his paws to shove under her muzzle. "Yer a sight fer sore eyes. This is'm daughter, Fuji, she's trainin' ter be a healer an' a warrior. Fuji, this is Halo." Clearly Sedna had gotten herself into a state, however, that had hit the brakes on her training.

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