[Ah. There was a lot to say here, and it was very hard to not find some kind of relation to it. And yet, there was something very different about it. He obviously meant the company of Maera and Peony, probably also most definitely Mallory. That made sense. She'd follow Jane anywhere, that's how close they were. Then there was Mallory for her. That was where it got complicated.

The largest part of her felt it was best to remain sincere. So, she tried to find a reasonable response.]

Well, like I said, I wouldn't mind going home. I have a lot there. But I made a lot in other places, that's where things get a little trickier. It just so happens a great chunk of that appeared here.

I'm not sure what's going to happen next and all I have are just the cards I'm dealt now.

[It was hard. It was.]

But having friends around that really matter make it better. I somehow found a lot of that. I'm not keen on giving that up. At home or around these parts.

[In an ideal world, she'd want to have all her friends in one place. But she felt she didn't need to say that. It wouldn't be that easy.]