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445 – Meeting Ruta’s Mother
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2024-10-29 19:42:56On the way to the kitchen, as Ruta said, Shoru didn’t look around the place as much as she usually does. The pink bird on Ruta’s shoulder caught her attention the most. The creature was almost as small as her, if not, longer. But the head was so much smaller than her that she couldn’t help but pay attention to it.
‘What was the creature’s name? Rita?’ Shoru silently thought. ‘Is she a friend? She looks harmless.’
It wasn’t that Shoru had never seen other smaller creatures the same size as her. When they were walking through the town, she had seen several other creatures flying around and about. They were in various sizes and various looks. She was not fond of them because she was still getting used to everything. Not to mention everything was hot. She liked to be with Jai or Darrion. The former gave her comfort, and the latter gave her breeze. But seeing Rita—
The pink bird on Ruta’s shoulder sudd
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