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In contrast to January's festivities, the latter month had been a swirl of routine and learned lessons around Hilsburn. New working methods had been observed and somewhat acquired, generally pertaining to the maintenance of the secondary greenhouse where Barrett had helped her temporarily relocate the juvenile bamboo plant she'd haggled from a merchant at the festival. For every one of his flaws, there was an even greater characteristic in him also - Lilin more than appreciated their living arrangement and truthfully, she wasn't quite ready to leave just yet.
It had been a relatively quiet day in the city. Birds were chirping cheery songs and the breeze was mellow. As opposed to the usual tomfoolery and nighttime activitities around her place of residence, the change of pace was welcomed. She hadn't planned on going very far initially, a leisure walk around the property and nothing more. Her limbs, with a mind of their own, had taken her farther north to Humber Park, situated right next to the biggest lake in the area. It wasn't unreasonably far from home; a fifteen minute walk at a slower pace. Although the city wasn't theirs to claim, random encounters were extremely rare.
For that reason alone, never could she have anticipated what came next: the familiar scent(s) lingering in the area, located precisely on one of the park benches as she'd come to witness personally. "Saul? Is that you?" she questioned tentatively, nearing closer to the resting group. A smile crept onto her lips as she caught sight of a little boy, by no doubt her cousin's son. What she saw triggered a feeble wag of her tail, paired with a badly concealed expression of bewilderment. The gathering before her was quite impressive and somehow, she doubted this was merely an impromptu visit. "Are you okay?"
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