It amused Naomi that the wolf spirit's Demi-child offspring was acting like she didn't want to jump at the chance. Reza's thoughts and emotions were a jumble of a mess. Surprise that Bella would dare attempt something like this. Excitement and hope were also prominent in her thoughts. Unlike the restrictive cage of her life as a temple healer, she longed for true freedom. The girl's thoughts took some more, shifting through to find what was really keeping the girl from saying yes.

  The answer was something she was all too familiar with. Reza was afraid she had finally found a place where she could be semi-content. She didn't quite have what she wanted, but where she was at was livable at the least. Playing with the best arguments Bella had in her mind, Naomi pushed the biggest question that needed answered first to the front of Bella's mind.

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  "I was thinking of causing a distraction of some kind, something that would make everyone rush to the city. I figured I could work on getting you a pass to the docks, say we didn't want to inconvenience the devotees with a simple exercise. You're the top assistant healer. It would be logical to have you there in the event something went wrong.", Bella said with a dismissive wave of her hand.