[notDEADyet]

“Of course,” she nodded once more, controlling the grin that wanted to sneak into place as she heard the pages ripping. “If there is anything worth relaying to you we will be sure to do so.” Without glancing around the room again she left, shutting the door quietly behind herself, glancing back to her troublesome partner. She let herself smile and shook her head. “I suppose you’re too busy to go say hello?”

"As keen as ever, my beloved." In fact, he would need to find something else to tear apart in short order. "If nothing else, I suppose that Master of ours may have some... reasonable strategic suggestions."

“Indeed so,” she glanced to the door over her shoulder, “It was a good suggestion. One rather than both. I suppose if our little team needs a face it really should be mine.”

"Sometimes, my sweet Fallow-tail, I think you intentionally wound me."

“I’ve absolutely no idea what you could be talking about. Enjoy your reading, my everlasting light.”

She left him there, enjoying his destruction. It wasn’t particularly difficult to hone in on the visitor, she still took her time, ensuring that her clothes were just so. She so hated to make a bad first impression. After finding the woman she waited, a few paces back. Eventually, she was sure she had a question that wouldn’t be particularly inflammatory, “How do you find the weather?”