Colorful Koi

The early morning passes easily enough, even after breakfast.

Celeste takes May out to go and explore the city of Kelros, as Roland ascertains it'll be a few hours before we can actually leave, given there's still some negotiating to be done with Kelros, and more importantly it'll take time to load any gifted supplies up.

I could go along with the two of them, but I decide not to. It's good for May to bond with others, not just me. And besides that, it's important for Celeste to bond with more people, too.

She's slowly coming out of her shell and getting less shy, but it's still a process.

And who better to lure Celeste out of her shell than a spirited and outgoing kid like May?

Instead, I hang back with Lucas and stroll through the merchant stalls as he flits to and fro, oohing and aahing over the various bits of junk for sale scattered through the streets.