Lily slowed down slightly, her brows drawing together. "I overheard a conversation earlier," she continued.
"A passing group mentioned a place called SiIvy Base. They said it has plenty of food, and it's cheap. The housing is good, the facilities are stable, and the protection is solid. Apparently, almost none of the residents even need to go out to fight."
The words settled heavily between them.
Ava and Mia stopped walking almost at the same time.
It wasn't the promise of food or safety that stunned them. It was the name.
SiIvy Base.
Mia's fingers tightened around the strap of her bag.
'SiIvy…?' The sound echoed strangely in her head. Ava turned slowly toward Mia, her expression mirroring the same disbelief.
They exchanged a look... silent, charged.
'That name…' Ava thought, her heart skipping a beat.
Almost instinctively, a memory surfaced.
Once, long ago, Ivy had muttered absentmindedly, almost unconsciously, "If I ever have a child with Silas, I'll name her SiIvy."
