Pheres is her height, but he's featherbeast light: even when he leans on her, the only inconvenience is the way that her earring tangles in his horn.
"Um," she says, frowning at Riccin, "it's alright."
They claim that they're an Imperial Trainee as well, but manners are an important part of every course, and respecting your betters is the main focus. Marduk isn't sure she really believes in the hemosystem, but she knows better than to flout it.
Apparently, Riccin doesn't. There might only be two castes between them, but the fact remains: jade is past the limegap, and yellow is not. That warrants a little respect.
She flicks her ear back and forth until the little wire of the earring slips free, and then she removes the other from her ear, and catalogues them both. Then she pushes the water bottle into Pheres's hands. This is all a bit of a complicated affair, with him clinging to her arm like a pupating cocoon, but she manages.
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"Um," she says, frowning at Riccin, "it's alright."
They claim that they're an Imperial Trainee as well, but manners are an important part of every course, and respecting your betters is the main focus. Marduk isn't sure she really believes in the hemosystem, but she knows better than to flout it.
Apparently, Riccin doesn't. There might only be two castes between them, but the fact remains: jade is past the limegap, and yellow is not. That warrants a little respect.
She flicks her ear back and forth until the little wire of the earring slips free, and then she removes the other from her ear, and catalogues them both. Then she pushes the water bottle into Pheres's hands. This is all a bit of a complicated affair, with him clinging to her arm like a pupating cocoon, but she manages.
"Do try to drink that, please."