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[LUMIA CIPHER.]

Well... it didn't seem as though Maude was here to kill her. That was good, at the very least. The name that slipped forth from the other's muzzle caused Lumia to pause, however, a confused look coming to her face. Had the other just... introduced herself? The entire situation brought a great deal of confusion to the young Cipher, although she couldn't say that she was upset about knowing the dire wolf's name. Maude, for better or worse, intrigued the privateer. It was like curiously sticking your palm over an open flame – you knew it was a bad idea, and yet you did it anyways. There was a moment of silence on the air before Mia spoke, her short tail twitching behind her, "...I'm Lumia. Lumia Cipher. It's nice to meet you, Maude." She didn't think much about how her last name would probably be familiar to the other, thanks to the presence of Aphra within the Coalition. She tried not to think of Aphra as much as possible, if she was being honest.

With names exchanged, Lumia found her green gaze slowly drifting over Maude, taking in the state that the other was in. She smelled of blood and gore, yet she didn't seem all that injured. Still, the raid as a whole still lingered in the back of the feline's mind. After another drawn out moment, the privateer found her mouth working before her mind as she questioned, "Are you alright?" Internally, she winced as the question left her, feeling embarrassed and ridiculous. Maude was from an enemy group. Why did she care if the other was alright, or whether she was injured? And yet, the young Cipher still made no move to take the question back, or just walk away from the scenario entirely.

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