<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Y3n5ibZ.png)</div>As far as her walk-ins on Kasala went, this had to be among the most tame, perhaps most tender she had seen. She walked over to the table beside the bed and deposited her letter inside the pouch. All that was left now was to wait. Larissa smiled at Kasala's question and shook her head.<br/><br/>"Nothing that can't wait until morning," she said. "I'll brief you over breakfast. Enjoy your evening - I can tell the two of you have been looking forward to it for a while~"<br/><br/>With that, Larissa returned to her own room. She'd pulled Elaine into an embrace as she settled into bed. Before Elaine could object or move to do otherwise, Larissa nestled herself against her. She draped one of her beloved arms over her waist. As long as Elaine was looking to flip their longstanding dynamic, Larissa wanted to be the one held, with Elaine doing the holding.<br/><br/>When morning came, Larissa would see Jay and Pinna off, wishing them a safe return to the village. Carroc would need to not send the militia out, as the orcs had been handled. She would need to wait for whatever workmen Jay returned with to see about repairs that could be done with little more than week to spare. For now...she would need to explore the ruins with her adviser, the one woman that could have known about all of the Castle's secrets.<br/><br/>And there was one concern among those.<br/><br/>"Varo said there was a way to get inside of the castle - Pelliton's plan seemed to be to infiltrate the keep while his forces were engaged with the White Tusk. Surely you know of a secret passage or two that would accomplish that?" She had told Kasala about their unexpected visitor and the information he had to impart. "Have you receive word from Mother yet?