The farmer nodded, listening intensely to the headmistress' advice ... was it possible she would get her money back, then? She was already planning to meet up with Lady Luna - the sheer reminder of the knightess causing her cheeks to blush - and with the headmistress at her back she figured she'd get most of the non-emotionally attached treasures back. That was good, at least.
"She's incredible, isn't she!?" The farmers face made her emotional infatuation with the knightess utterly clear. If the powerful mage had been intending an innuendo then the farmer simply did not catch it.
"Th-thanks a lot, Headmistress Fiore!" Otille bowed slightly - if the headmistress didn't seem keen on stopping her, the farmer would make way for the next appointment as she left the building and headed back towards the inn, unaware of Cocoa's rampage but wondering why strange and panicked emotions were at the back of her mind.
Aetheria was initially confused by the cow's explanation - lover? The white mage raised an eyebrow, until three things became abundantly clear.
1. This familiar wasn't used to her human capacities, and was likely new to it.
2. Her 'Lover' was really her owner - otherwise the other cow statement would be a bit strange.
3. This cow was utterly unaware of social rules, her status, and how to behave at all.
Aetheria let out a sigh and approached the cow - her being shorter didn't seem to cause any difference in her ability to intimidate.
"Look, I don't think this lover of yours would be happy with you rampaging across the streets." Aetheria simply pointed towards some of the damage Cocoa had caused. The white mage reached out a hand to the cow's forehead, focusing on the bond. The hand on the forehead lowered down to the cow's collar afterwards, wrapping around it dominatingly.
"Come on. You're coming with me." Aetheria began to walk towards the clinic, not trusting the cow to avoid charging off on her own without being led.
"Your mistress Otille, is fine by the way. But she'll have to come pick up her rampaging familiar when she's ready, and I'm going to have some words with her." Cocoa wouldn't know this, but a mental messaging spell had been sent.
Even for a new familiar, she couldn't allow rampant destruction to be ignored. At this point in the process, it was largely the owner's fault.
Maoin's guilt welled up a bit more as Lady Lightsword commented on the flaws in her philosophy. The cat blinked a couple times. Was she also being rude by rejecting Lady Luna's kindness? After another bite of the food before her, the meek cat responded to the knightess.
"I-I'll work up a schedule then, Lady Luna. Apologies for not understanding. And thanks." That would be fine, right? Just one or two meals a week being made by her mistress' mage? Lady Sorcha seemed to enjoy the food at least.
The cat stared - with some hostility - at the spider, but she had promised Sol she wouldn't bring it injury. As she continued to glare though, the kitten's owner brought up their housing problem once again. Most of the day was still available to the kitten, and it seemed that this was going to take priority over cleaning absolutely everything from the trip and doing the other servantly duties she was falling behind on.
She guessed taking a break from cooking breakfast wasn't a terrible thing. Maoin shoveled the rest of her meal down in as dignified of a manner as she could have, wiped her mouth off, then looked towards the rest of the household. Including the spider she was a little jealous of at the moment in spite of herself.
"Yes, I'm sorry mistress. I-I'll go take care of that now." She remembered the dragon's previous displeasure, and made sure to curtsy low apologetically before rushing out the door.
The girl began making her way through the streets to the headmistresses manner, but her journey was interupted as her head bumped into a soft moving object leaving a tavern as she rushed through the streets. Stepping back from what was a dress apologetically, the cat began to wave her hands in hopes of dismissing her mistake as she lowered her head.
"I-I'm sorry your ladyship, please forgive me." The dress was fine enough that it was likely the woman was at least wealthy, if not straight up nobility. Maoin only lifted her head slightly, hoping a slightly submissive display would avoid a noble's wrath.
"My mistake, I- Lady Gwynn?" It had taken a moment, but the facial features from the top of her vision eventually revealed what she hadn't noticed previously.
"W-what are you doing here?! Why are you in dress? Are you alright?"It was hard to tell if Maoin meant alright as in 'from the impact' or 'who forced you to wear this, and how', but either way some of the formality and submissiveness left her body as she responded to a familiar face - while perhaps the previous time had ended sadly, Maoin's ears were perked up and her tail went back and forth. It didn't take a bond to tell she was curious.
Fia yelped as a window in a nearby room shattered, jumping beneath a desk. She had been grading papers, but things had become a lot more intense.
The phoenix paused for a moment, running over the words she heard again. She had bird like hearing, and it didn't take a genius to know that was Lyssa's voice.
"L-Lyssa?" Fia turned the corner, looking into a cloud of smoke.
"A-are you ... alright?" She'd read a critism of storybook injuries involving glass not being nearly as brutal as they were in reality, and the phoenix was honestly a little concerned that her ... Lyssa had gotten injured.
Meowka listened, calming slightly as Katherine lightly caressed her head. Learned to read? For a moment she paused - that'd be useful, even if it only meant being able to communicate with the dolls. The cat wiped her face a little with her arm, clearing up any water that her eyes had produced.
"Y-Yeah. Sounds good." Meowka nodded as she spoke quietly.
The dollmaster would feel a poke in her side as the cat moved in close again, hoping to at least hear a surprised yelp from her mistress.
"Don't use this as an excuse to keep me away from you though. I enjoy you too much." Meowka would grab one of Kat's hands - if she would allow it - and walk alongside her with a smile.
"You should be honored I care so much, after all. I AM the prettiest kitten around, after all."