<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=194682.msg11702244#msg11702244">Quote from: Mac84 on 06-10-2015, 17:33:04</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Back at the group, Maori was still clinging to Effie. She didn't want Effie to go. She heard bad things about <em>Shinano</em>, and went out of her way to avoid getting that particular ship's attention. Maori didn't want to lose one of her few friends. Her caramel hands held onto Effie tightly as she tried to think of reasons for her not to go.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Effingham wrapped her arms around Maori, and rubbed her back gently, as she sat down on the deck and cuddled her gently, like a mother trying to soothe her fractious and upset child. She didn't really speak all that much for the moment, focussing more on trying to make Maori feel better.