Liora sat down without taking off her travel coat.
Rick noticed this because Liora always took off her coat when she came inside. It was one of those little things she did without thinking, like how Carmilla always looked for exits when she walked into a room and Natasha always looked at the seating arrangements to see how they lined up with the doors.
Rick could tell Liora was more worn out than her voice let on because she was still wearing her travel coat and sitting in the common room chair with both hands around the tea Carmilla had given her.
She spoke after drinking half of the tea.
She talked about what she had found in the Valdris faith network in the same careful, organized way she did everything else, starting with the least scary part and working her way up.
The Divine Temple's faith communication system sent spiritual messages back and forth between the temple and the people connected to it through prayers, rituals, and divine warnings and guidance.
