[She won’t say it, but she’s grateful that Oriphi doesn’t want something from her immediately. It’ll give her time to think about things. To get over herself, perhaps. And of course, to give Oriphi time to recover. All of them, in fact, need time to recover. Beatrix included, despite the way she likes doing this and that, pretending that she needs no such thing.

The others all know better.]

I remember that. You said something about not really being fond of being aboard ships.

[And Beatrix helped her then. Not just in terms of sword play. She underestimated Oriphi at the time. Thought she was some defenceless princess-like creature. And eventually, she learned that there was so much more to her. She may be all gentle and kind things, but she has a strength that is not easily seen or betrayed. It makes her a dangerous person and easily underestimated, which is to Oriphi’s credit.]

Things certainly have changed since then.