[ a neutral brushoff. good. better than this hand-wringing. ]

You are welcome. Initiative and patience will be much demanded of us over the coming months.

[ beleth has one. the other comes with time — and both are best cultivated to inquisition purpose. wren understands very little of the girl's reasons for treason, but she does not intend to let it stray too far from hand. ]

I am heartened to find them in others; as I too hope to find them within myself.

[ yeah wren's not talking about herself here. probably should be, definitely not. ]