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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sparky" data-source="post: 1567963" data-attributes="member: 13681">Ioleta blinks in astonishment as Tylkin's words sink in. She opens her mouth and closes it. "Tylki... uh, Sir, that's..." She flounders and in a twinkling steps lightly over to Tylkin and bouncing on her toes kisses him on the cheek. She starts when she realizes what she's done and flushes, lowering her eyes and backing away. "Thank you. Safe travels." she says quietly. The girl doesn't look directly at him again. Ioleta looks from Velbrik to Jaan and Velbrik to Jaan as the two make plans. "I don't want to stay here." Her voice is strained, nearing shrill. She sighs and looks back at the path toward the woods and says quietly, "Or go." She swallows. "The smartest thing to do would be wait... but what if he's lost or hurt?" She shakes her head. "I don't think I can eat, but let's get that room. I think we should take watches out here, watch for Troi and guard Tylkin's wagon." She digs in her belt pouch and hands Jaan a few coins. "I'll take the first." She glances at the donkey cropping grass not far away, dark patches of sweat show on its flanks and neck. She stoops and grabs a handful of grass and walks over to the tired animal murmuring quietly. </blockquote>