It seems Stella only liked dogs as targets for archery practice. Leila even had a fleeting thought to tease the girl again, commenting that the dog probably smelled a cat on her, but the Ta'Miran held back from such comments and shifted her attention to the store's assortment. It turned out to be quite curious and diverse, although the idea of new figurines could only be perceived as someone's cruel joke.
— Well, how about it? — Leila turned to her companions. — Have you found anything you like?
— It doesn't look like there's anything here that would interest me.
— Hey, that's hurtful! — The saleswoman chimed in, hearing Ixora's comment.
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— Oh, and I was wondering why she had such a strange name. 😞 — Nira tapped her knuckles on the newspaper in annoyance. — It turns out it's from the homeland of our historian. Some demons, religions, terrorists, no wonder he left! — After glancing through the pages of the publication again, the girl pointed to one of the names: — This I-be-ris sounds familiar; maybe they told us something about him in a lecture. Do you remember, Cass?