oh, did i say that out loud?
AN EXPECTED LETTER, for @aevori .
to an outsider, it would seem that tingyun was digging her snout into business that was certainly not her own. after all, what reasons would one have to follow the trailblazers around the luofu aside from nosiness? she would have to respectfully and strongly disagree at the very notion. it was completely outside of her interests to be anywhere near the battlefield! lady yukong was well aware that she did not even carry a weapon on her person. alas, she could not blame her ... when an arbiter general told you do to something, you follow their directions to the letter. especially one as seasoned and beloved as jing yuan. fate could be such an unsightly thing.
truly she would not have minded it so much if she wasn't coming face to face with the interastral peace corporation's most wanted. eugh, her fur bristled remembering how ... unsettling the interrogation between benefactors and convict was. especially the ashen haired one. it would be a lie to say that she was not curious to know the true relationship between the trailblazers and the stellaron hunters. it would also be a lie to say that she cared enough to find out. it was already unsettling to know that both captives were loose upon the luofu once again.
a heavy, slow exhale escaped her lips. for now, a moment of peace. until their honored guests came to find her once more. hands cradled a cup of tea as she walked along the perimeter of the airship. keen hearing caught bits and pieces of conversation from far away. bits of gossip and replayed ads made up the bulk of what she caught, nothing out of the ordinary aside from a familiar voice. a calm, even cadence not unlike her own but with something rather ... sinister behind it. perhaps conniving? tingyun was not entirely sure. her ear flicked towards the voice in an attempt to better hear.
" oh, did i say that out loud? "
... nothing more came after. she turned to look, curious as to the sudden silence only to find kafka looking directly at her. before she could catch herself reacting, tingyun found herself standing up straighter. she could not stop her ears from pulling back at the sight of her; it was a dangerous, wanted criminal, after all. knowing she was caught eavesdropping, she reponded as casually as she could.
" oh, don't mind me! i'm on my break, so ... " a polite smile. " please, carry on with your business. "