[ She's already felt it. The quiet hush of an empty cottage around her. She was already missing Tsutha very much.

She busied herself with pouring them both a cup of tea, sliding it across from him before sinking down in the chair nest to his as she settled with her own cup. Meeting his gaze, she searched his face for a moment before shaking her head. ]

No. I suppose I am fortunate in that both my Bonded, Caster and Archer, were here for quite some time before I arrived even, and have remained through it all. There were a few that I considered reaching out to invite a Bond with, but... [ A flicker of sadness, as she thinks of those friends she's lost along the way. She misses them, the ache similar to what she felt for her companions from home - ones she's never stopped missing in all her time here. ] But that never quite worked out.