Here is Isabella, meeting with Linus, who has flown in to make sure that Bethel is running fine. She has a lot of reports - all carefully maintained since the beginning of her time as host leader - to go over with him.
campanas
"Looking," says Peninnah. "And I close the door! And she come from some place! And she mad!"
jovahs_heiress
Isabella sighs, and rustling consistent with her picking up Peninnah and taking her out of the room can be heard.
carillons
Ariel appears after half a minute, rubbing her eyes and trailing the tips of her wings on the ground.
jovahs_heiress
Hugs. "I don't think she's focused too much on your having appeared suddenly, and I don't think she's mature enough to keep the secret, so she still doesn't know about - things."
jovahs_heiress
"Then Alleya's the best choice for helping you, since she learned it the long way around herself."