[PQ] From the Ashes, part 2

It is fun and easy to fall in among friends, and Amalia smiles as Jigano lays out instructions, listening absently to each of the jobs. None are particularly within her wheelhouse of skills - there is no baking listed among them - but she figures she could likely accomplish something, or at least not get too much in the way. Melita's grin is infectious, and the baker returns her glee with a mischievous glint, tilting her head in easy camaraderie with the younger girl. Slipping off the table with Rory, she whispers back in the redhead's ear: "Demon queens of the mortar, you mean." A hand passes before her face, a mockery of the basket masks, and she attempts to affect a fearsome visage, letting the owl form into her eyes, a ring of feathers among her hair. Then she shakes her head, and the mask is gone, replaced once more by Amalia. Following Melita, she lets the vibrant girl do the talking, a slight nod passed to the woman at her work. Jyoti, meanwhile, attempts to entertain her friends, creating a miniature nebula of starlight, constellations for them to play among. a m a l i a You were young and you'd stare With a reverence unimpaired Searching in your dark eyes to find the stars already there