"None of us are wounded," the man replies, "though I thank you for your kindness. That fact will not be in our favor if we should head back from whence we came."
"Where did you come from?" Kreyu asks.
"Ionika," the man replies, his smile a bitter thing. "Most of us, at least. Some have seen many lands when we were being sold from one master to another."
Kreyu grimaces faintly at the mention of Ionika.
"You are of the Ring Islands?" the man guesses.
"That is where I have lived most recently, my husband is from elsewhere."
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Date: 2024-06-30 11:13 pm (UTC)"Where did you come from?" Kreyu asks.
"Ionika," the man replies, his smile a bitter thing. "Most of us, at least. Some have seen many lands when we were being sold from one master to another."
Kreyu grimaces faintly at the mention of Ionika.
"You are of the Ring Islands?" the man guesses.
"That is where I have lived most recently, my husband is from elsewhere."