Maleena was glad she got to see this particular room before Skuld had gone through it, top to bottom. Yet, the sheets were still in place, obviously carefully arranged by Akira to greet them. There wouldn't have been safe ground for a compliment to the artist, if there had been a necessity for it to be of the 'I bet it once was beautiful' kind.<br/><br/>"Oh, it is beautiful," she complimented the room and let her eyes wander. She hadn't expected anything less having put the photos from Akira and the catalog together in her head, but there was something to be said for a multi dimensional view, filled with scent, sound and texture. She let a careful hand wander over the soft cloth she had chosen to cover the bed, and she quite loved it. Slowly, her eyes fluttered close and she took a slow breath, then followed her nose along to her favorite scent... sniffed through the air, turning around until she was inches away from Akira's neck.<br/><br/>Her eyes opened again. "That smell. Mixed with lime and olive," she said, her breath brushing Akira's neck. Then, as if nothing had happened, she turned back to the bed.<br/><br/>Maleena was both fascinated and a bit relieved to see Akira being apparently relaxed about Skuld's demonstration of her unintentionally destructive powers. In fact, she was a bit impressed and decided there was no harm to be done aiding her new human a little. With one hand, she carefully picked up the feather and chose a tone that was only a little above her usual level - she knew quite well how good Skuld like any cat-girl could hear. "Can I touch the beautiful feather?" She let the length of it run through her fingers and watched the shimmering, fuzzy strands snap back into place when they were released again. "Oh - it's so soft... and look at how it shimmers in all these different colors." She turned it in the beam of sunlight falling through the curtains. It was exceptionally beautiful, indeed, and she quite liked the green and golden sparkle on the piece of art that nature had painted so carefully. The feather's eye-spot was tinted with deep purple and bright turquoise, surrounded by warm bronze and a fading, bright green surrounding it.<br/><br/>It was exceptionally beautiful and she found herself completely without doubt that Akira had taken actual care to choose this from at least a handful.