[The song comes to an end, slowly, one last note hanging in the air, and Mahalia takes a moment to steady her breathing. The same sense of warmth she had shared through the song sits lightly in her chest, and she smiles a little, to herself, before her slight nerves gather to her again.
She looks at Kuja, waiting quietly for the woman's reaction and opinion.]
action;
She looks at Kuja, waiting quietly for the woman's reaction and opinion.]