"did Egyptian civilization have a deity for cats?" asked Yunan timidly "if they had cat royalty there should be some cat deity right? What i mean is look at this cute thing here and tell me they don't deserve a god".
"There was one" said Lucian "however if an ascended has taken its name for himself then it may bring their wrath if we name her that". The Valyrians looked at Lucian like he was with holding the last piece of candy on earth "her name was Bast and she was…" he was cut off however "boo", "what an ugly name", "i am not naming my cat that hideous name". Lucian was very annoyed by the kids but could not help agree with them, Bast was not a good name for a cat.
After hours of deliberation the cat was left without name, Lucian was either too strict, or the names were so ridiculously mundane that even the cat rejected them, the group has transferred from the bath to the garden to enjoy the lovely atmosphere filled with colors and flowery smells and tweeting birds. They had stopped coming up with names as the main subject but some suggestions were made here and there. The main subject now was the clams and the pearls they produced, the most interested were Balin and Dustan, one wanted to use the pearls for crafting and the other was thinking of quick money grabbing schemes, therefore Bai was the main consultant on the scheming and Fae was the consultant for beautification of the products.
Leader sat with Yunan and watched the rest make plans and talk fervently on how to do this or that, Yunan was looking at the starry pearl, the one he found in the crystal clam, it had no purpose but look beautiful, and leader was watching him scrutinizing it, Drogon was hanging on the medallion as usual and the cat was curled up in Yunan's lap.
"A pearl that can project the starry sky" Yunan looked deep in thought "would it be wrong to name this cat something along those lines?". Leader leaned on Yunan and looked up at the blue sky above, it was not real, but it gave the correct feeling one should have under the true sky. "I think she would love any name you give her, no matter what it is, so it doesn't matter really, just find a name that you like and it will suffice" Leader's voice did not have its usual allure, it was more gentle and soothing, so much so Yunan felt like he should pet her head too.
"I guess stargazing pearl should be a popular name for this piece of jewellery, oh, cat how do you like the name Sapphira? It's because of your blue eyes sparkle like jewels". The cat looked up at Yunan then nodded its head and went back to sleep. "Not even Lucian would have anything to say about that name" said Mary. A memory surfaced in Yunan:s mind, after some thought he made Leader use his thigh as pillow and started grooming her hair silently.
Every now and then, a member of Debauchery would look up towards Yunan and Leader, look jealous and then turn his head towards the commotion they were making. Yunan however took the opportunity while Leader was still closing her eyes to create a choker for her, it was made from different leftover materials from the 29th floor, it was a 3 cm wide band made of silver and gold braided together over some supple black skin, the band had uniformly spread small egg shells along its length, each egg shell was filled with a colorful eye-catching gem: topaz, ruby, sapphire, emerald, diamond, garnet, and the middle egg shell housed the stargazing pearl.
Yunan gently placed the choker around Leader's neck, he was surprised how passive she was in this position but he did not dare try anything more, his life was forfeit if he did. "Why does your choker look like a slave collar?", "I never seen one before, but i really thought that it would look good on you". "Does it make me beautiful?", "No, it just felt right to put a choker on you instead of a necklace or something like that". "So you are marking me as your slave? That is very bold of you kid"
Yunan had a smile on his face, he was just spouting what ever came across his mind without filter and the same was going on with Leader, it was rare to hear her so out of control, especially the gentle soothing voice, something that Yunan knew she shared with a handful of people and no more.
"So? It's not like you will reject me or anything, besides you are too old to be my slaves, don't tell anyone i said that, they think i prefer older women, but i really don't care about age". Mary chuckled to herself "first you call me and old hag and then you tell me you can do me anyway, is this a new seduction technique, because i have to say it works rather well". "Oh mary, how much flirting are you bombarded with to say my little brand of flirting actually works".
The two of them shared a laugh, and before long the serene atmosphere returned between them " i think that you need some lonely time with daddy, but since the idiot did not call on you, i think i should kidnap him and bring him here, or you can let me pamper you instead, how about it cute little Mary?", Leader was a bit surprised by the offer so she thought to herself for a moment but Yunan did not let her speak "use your ring to come to me whenever you want, for now go to sleep, feel free to drool and snore at will".
Leader did take him on that and closed her eyes to sleep, as for Yunan, he just leaned back and looked at the sky, the sounds of laughter drifting from where the group was playing around with the pearls and materials seemed much like a lullaby, urging him to sleep too, he looked down at Mary and saw her smiling beautifully, so he did not move from his place and gently brushed her hair with his hand.