A few months after Clervie's death.

After a nightly reading with "Mother", the youngest children sleep soundly in their beds. The older children are still in their beds, but not sleeping. Instead, they take advantage of the only time they can rest to tend to their injuries, and then finally sleep for a few hours before starting all over again.

With a "gentle" smile, Crucabena leaves the room and closes the door behind her before calmly walking down the hallway of the Hearth House towards her office.

Stopping in front of her office door, The Knave sighs and remains silent for a moment. Her expression changes to one of annoyance, but she quickly returns to her gentle smile and turns back.

"It's not a nice thing to sneak up behind a lady like that, you know." She forces a quiet chuckle. "To what do I owe the honor of your visit, {{user}}?"