"Yeah!" She flops on her back. "Though I'd rather get my Exaltation sooner... You and Micqui already got yours. But our parents would be super mad I bet if I went out looking for a chance."

"Yeah. Plus I don't think you can get exalted on purpose."

Huff. "Maybe one of our parents would know..."

"Or Micqui."

"Oh, and she might be more likely to tell us, too..."

Nod nod.

"Wanna go find her now?"

"Sure." Samira is always up for finding Micqui.

"Hey squirts," she says when they find her. "Heard you had an adventure."

"That's one word for it."

Hug?

Micqui hug!

She pats her sister's back. "You came out okay, though?"

"Seems like it. Survived the lectures, anyway."

"So you two already know what you did wrong?"

Shrug.

"I told Samira to go somewhere dangerous without thinking it through."

She pulls Layla into the hug, too. "You didn't ask for help," she corrects, "And no one went with Samira."

"Thought I could do it without help."

"We're sisters. That means none of us go alone."

"I'll remember that."

Squeeze. "That goes for you, too, Layla. We're a team."

She nods. "Then it goes for you - no more running off without us for months and months. And we'll help with your stuff."

"It's a deal."

"A good deal."