Visitation
"I have nothing to say to the two of you," Eucali spat through her nose. "Stop standing around, come over and help! Kiki, Eleven, you two come over as well, these are all your things, you need to pack them properly yourselves!"
The four of them gathered around Eucali, bustling about as they stuffed a table's worth of items into Eucali's large bag and the two little ones' small bags, packing them to the brim.
After breakfast, the group cleaned up the dining table together.
"What time are you leaving today?" asked Eucali.
"We're leaving in a bit," Hesta replied. "We have to take care of some business on the way."
"Have a safe trip, then," Eucali watched them. "Once you reach your destination, and when you're coming back, send a message to let us know you're safe."
"Okay." Hesta nodded. "Hope you guys have fun tonight too."
It was about a seventy-minute flight from Emangria to Brazzi. On the plane, Hesta kept looking out the window.
"What are you thinking about?" Ligo bumped her elbow.
"...I feel like it would be better if you stayed in Emangria with Eucali and the others," Hesta said softly. "I'm just going to the prison, nothing's going to happen."
Ligo let out an exclamation, and began ticking things off on her fingers for Hesta: "Victoria, Zoe, Ende, Theresa, Susie—what, five Quicksilver Needles following them isn't enough? You just have to drag me along too?"
"I'm completely better now, Ligo," Hesta looked at her. "I'm not like I was on the ship, you can rest assured and let me do whatever—"
"Even if you had never been sick, I'd still come with you. This isn't about what condition you're in," Ligo said. "There are too many accidents in this world, Jane, sometimes