A little while after Astercourt settled into the flow of work at Larkspur Haven, Elowen arrived as well.
She came in quietly as she took in everyone in the room and didn't show much expression as she walked up to Aurelian.
There was always something strangely calming about her presence, not because of what kind of shipgirl she was, but because she carried herself in a way that made the area around her peaceful.
Aurelian looked up from the report spread in front of him and set one slate aside.
"It has been a while," he said.
Elowen inclined her head slightly, and there was a small warmth in her expression.
"It has," she said. "Though I suspect it has felt shorter for you than for anyone else."
"That depends on the day."
Lysara, who had been standing by one side of the room, going through a separate stack of archive extracts, glanced over with mild interest before returning to her own work.
