Sakuramoria

Layla didn't push the issue. It seemed that the comments she had made had genuinely upset Ixora. Perhaps the tael'man's words might have seemed too harsh, but her neighbor's willingness to risk her life for no reason, as if in a futile hope of finding a "shortcut" to success, could only be described as utter foolishness. Someone had to tell her that, before she messed things up. Maybe this would make her think, and realize that such words were also motivated by concern for her. It was strange – based on her previous behavior, Layla had expected the ingridi to adhere to the rules more strictly, much more strictly than herself, rather than engaging in such short-sighted schemes. But no, despite the words about respecting others' paths, these "rules of decency" did not apply to her, even though NAILS had taken her in. Not all principles are equally rigid, it turned out. The instinct for self-preservation was also foreign to her. And who knows what other interesting ideas might come to her bright mind. Indeed, the saying about still waters running deep proved to be true.