Welcome to Gaia! ::

Sitting up meant exposing herself, but Tera clung to the blanket and did so dutifully. When she was finally braced against the headboard, she looked over at the soup dejectedly. For them, Tera told herself, eyeing the bowl but making no motion to go for it.

Fortunately for Trio, that question came up just as Tera was accepting a mouthful of soup, which kept her from announcing what would have been her immediate answer of "No", lest she spew veggies all over her friend. The slow chewing she subjected her food to gave her enough of a chance to become curious instead, and when she had finally swallowed, Tera instead asked, "Annora?"

That brought to mind the lute Tera had come into possession of, all those months ago. Suddenly she was filled with guilt, remembering how she had bundled it up and shoved it into a closet at the beginning of her dark phase, where it most certainly was *not* attracting a fae creature from the dying world. What little appetite Tera had before that was gone, and the food in her mouth tasted bitter. Instead of opening her mouth again after she had swallowed, Tera nodded, acknowledging Trio's "take in half of Gaia" remark.

Fortunately, Rith chose that moment to return, quietly opening the door and slipping in with a second tray, laid out much the same as the first had been, though the servings were a touch larger and it had all been joined by a bowl of ripe blueberries.

"That sounds perfectly fine, Miss Trio." Rith returned Trio's smile, setting the tray on the bed beside the first. Then, pointing at the berries, he looked at Tera and said, "These are fresh picked, sweets. Blare found a bush in the woods out back, and he and the others thought you might like them."

Tera mumbled something that sounded like a thank you, eyeing the bowl of large, plump blueberries. If the pards had found them, she knew they would be free of any possible human contaminants.

*That* left Tera's head in a whirl. How had Trio found out about the lute? Milk for the fae? Bunking? Her emerald eyes blinked, confused enough that it cut through the depression for the moment. With that tone of voice coming from her friend, Tera knew there wasn't anything she could do to stop any of that from happening, but that didn't mean she had to immediately jump onboard the idea. Her fingers, seeking something to play with, found themselves plucking up one of the berries and rolling it from one fingertip to the next.

While it seemed an odd question, Tera's life was filled with odd questions, and it gave her something to focus on other than the lute and potential roommate. "Aii. Pond. Creek." The corners of her eyes tightened a bit as she tried to think harder, remembering... "Fountain. In th' back."

Exactly how that was a threat Tera wasn't sure, but she obliged anyway, opening her mouth enough to purse her lips and suck the blueberry in. After a few slow chews, Tera mumbled, "You should." Should what was the question, wasn't it?