Saida Adib.
Tsubaki, Animalpolis.
The scene played out before our eyes, me almost wanting to rise to help the woman with the fogged-up glasses, but Fara's hand on my thigh held me back.
We waved our goodbyes, though.
At Milli's question, Fara turned to her.
"Relaxing, mostly.", she said, "We plan to island-hop a bit, yes, but mostly, it's supposed to be a relaxation cruise." She exhaled. "You see, I'm just through a bit of a breakup and... let's say, that I am a bit known in Kyrenaia and... I want the yellow press a bit off my back."
Well, she was understating it like a champ!
Ava Shabh.
Kitan.
I smiled.
"To those beautiful eyes in front of me, shining like the most precious jewels, yet worth much, much more, much more then I can even imagine!", I replied to the toast, let our cups softly clink.
Was I flirting with her?
Absolutely! And you would not believe how good it felt!
Princess Aurelia bint-Damir.
Port Aurora, cabin of the Harira.
"She has a way with them.", I said and nodded, not having read along. The letter was to Marcella and if she wanted to share it with me, she would. I had a rough idea about what was in it, though. "She looks forward to giving the Rashiq a spin again - that's her favourite yacht. She is pretty nice."
I grinned.
"Of course, the most beautiful vessels in the world are the Harira and the Hoshi.", I amended and took a sip of tea.