He smiled slightly as she came to stand by his side, a genuine, pleased smile. His hand extended a finger to point at the map before him.
"As I said, you should see this."
But her mind was elsewhere.
"Why is Blaze here?" she asked, dropping into the seat opposite him.
Vitruvion paused, and a look of annoyance passed over his face before he answered.
"My dear," his tone was condemning, but not impatient. "You don't need to ask it in such a manner. I would have mentioned it after a while."
She blinked and said nothing.
He pursed his lips and moved his hand back to his lap. "But, I was going to tell you. It comes down to the request by Blaze about six weeks ago now to know and specifically see what had happened to you. That, combined with the possibility of a journey outside of the Hollow was a thing her and I discussed and eventually agreed to." He clasped his hands together, straight backed and looking all like the noble he was. "Pleasant discourse, good behaviour led to rewards, this being hers."
Stare did not hide the immense dislike in her mind or face. Having to 'earn' a trip to the outside world was never something that should be said. Vitruvion looked at her a short time with upraised brows and then nodded to the map.
"Shall we?"
She could not argue with him. All the times she had in the past had led to reminders to her that she could have an opinion but do absolutely nothing about the existence of the Hollow as it stood. But she let out a growl in the back of her throat, along with a quiet kenku curse that meant something like, "May your feathers always be dirty." Vitruvion's mouth flickered with a smile before he leant back over the map.
