Part of the Renewing Trust series. An innocent question by Mileina leads to some fluffy hijinks. (The answer, as it turns out, is a very roundabout "yes". And Mileina will do everything in her power to ensure Anew's birthday is celebrated.)

Anew Returner manages, somehow, to take control of her destiny for a brief moment - and some things change as a result. An AU work where a combination of factors mean Anew doesn't die at the end of S2 Episode 20, and the ramifications for herself, Lyle Dylandy, and the crew of the Ptolemy going forward.