So full of rudeness I couldn't even stand to look at it for a week!! (but for serious, sorry for my continued delay ;~
Renato was clearly pleased with himself, both for proving his lessons in English had been successful and for discovering a friendly face. He offered Lucia an ‘I told you so’ grin, which she pointedly ignored. They had lucked out, though the Marino woman regretted the impression it would be giving him. The fisherman understood the sparce and spread out population in this region compared to Roma, but he didn’t understand the effect that had on the people here. And still wouldn’t, after this.
The man listened carefully to Eris’s slow and steady speech, picking out words he recognized and using them to estimate the meaning of the rest. He shook his head and offered the distant mountains a brief glance. “No, no, you are the first!” he answered, seemingly untroubled by the news of vagrants in the area. There would be no believing it until he saw it. He could be just as stubborn as Lucia, in his own way. “No people here, but beautiful lands.” He paused then, considering his words.
“We come to find her home…” he began, motioning towards his pale companion. “Eh, Luci, qual è la sua nome?” The Marino gave him a level look, but managed to rein in her frustrated sigh. Silence wouldn’t benefit her here much longer. And besides, she required information, so she might as well take advantage of the situation Ren had dragged her into. “Phoenix Valley,” she said, turning toward the coal-furred woman. “We’re looking for a pack called Phoenix Valley.” It would be their first of many infuriating stops in the area. If her family truly had returned (and she hoped to the gods that they hadn’t), the Valley seemed like a logical place for them to flock, with the pack of Dreamers a close second.
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