see you again.
an awaited reunion with @odetteuf
azura carefully pulls her hood back over her head as she exits her old house. the only person who can see her at the moment should technically only be her dad’s old friend, but she can never be too careful around kesthe. she’s definitely had that problem before, many many years ago, where she would still have a few residents recognize her.
she sighs as she starts climbing down the ladder going up to the house. it never really stopped annoying her how this city was built. sure, like 99% of its residents were, y’know... birds, but still. it had made it extremely annoying for her to live there, and it’s an annoyance she has to relive every time she comes back to visit.
the last few steps are skipped, and azura drops down on the ground with a soft thud. as she continues walking, she strokes her palms together, an attempt to get rid of the dirt lingering from the ladder. it’s quiet, the only audible sounds being the singing of birds from somewhere far away. there’s never much life in this part of town, it being mostly on the outskirts. but she fears she won’t have as much luck where she’s going next. part of her just wants to go home, already slightly exhausted at the thought of entering the heart of the bird laguz’ residence, but... she’s been getting into the habits of only doing quick visits lately, which means she hadn’t seen odette in a while. and while azura distrusts most laguz, she adores odette. the girl is almost like a little sister to her, and she does feel slightly bad that it’s been a while since she’d stopped by.
azura keeps her head down as she walks through the more populated areas of kesthe, careful to mind her own business, while not seeming suspicious in any way. which is surprisingly a thin line to walk, but she manages to get through the streets and the people that filled them, and arrives safely at her destination: the heron azazel’s residence.
a quick tap on the door, and she is let inside, the servant who opened the door letting her know where odette could be found. while azura has been here plenty of times, enough to not get lost in the hallways, she can never quite seem to get used to just how big this place is. well, big is relative, she supposes. there certainly are nobles and royalty who have much larger residences than this, but it’s far bigger than anything azura has ever lived in, and that includes the one noble family she served years ago.
still, she easily finds the young heron, a grin breaking out on her face as she spots her. “odette!” she calls out, approaching the younger for a hug. “i’m sorry i haven’t been around in a while. buuut! i’m here the rest of the day, so you can have me all to yourself. how does that sound?”