Calm And Gentle, Her Hand Brushed Along The Snake's Back. It Was Surprisingly Warm And Smooth. Soft,

Calm and gentle, her hand brushed along the snake's back. It was surprisingly warm and smooth. Soft, even. Not at all like the eels she was used to in the ocean. It resonated with the earth, the rock and stone it slid across. The warmth of the sun it gathered. An animal truly not of her knowing.

Rica smiled. She was going to like being on land.

Tea Spirits - Imperial Pearl

She's not alone...*goes back to stalking*

Tia raised her brow and were she the kind to bed women she likely would’ve tossed Milli on the bed and had her way with her. Fortunately for Milli she preferred men. Sleep came out of pure exhaustion that night once both sniper and knife had removed their arsenal from their jackets and gotten into...

She stumbled in in the morning, Throane in tow, and found the sleeping Syrean. Despite the look her guardian gave her, Milli just smiled and went to wake her. But then she saw the page.

Milli slid it out from under Syrean's arm and carefully looked over the neatly scripted lines, considering. This would be for her shop, after all. It would be a representation of her business. After staring thoughtfully at the paper for a rather long time, she picked up the pen and circled the fifth logo from the bottom. She scribbled, I love it! in the margins.

Then she went back over and grabbed Throane's hand. "We should get her breakfast," she said softly. "And let her sleep a bit longer."

By the end of the night, Syrean had fallen asleep at Milli’s desk and used up all of the purple ink. She hoped Milli would like at least one of the designs. 

Crashing of waves on the shore and the scent of salt and seaweed welcomed the exhausted Tia and Marcus as they ventured through Lion’s Arch to reach the clockwork mistress’s home. There was no usage of the key or attempt to break in this time, only a hurried knock that came from the knuckles of a...

Syrean smiled as she saw the notes and wrote it out on a new piece of paper, this time changing the ampersand a bit. She left it there as she rushed back to the Reach before the two could return.