Their conversation was then swallowed up by the twinkling night sky, which in turn traded it for a soft moment of peace and serenity. But Del’rod spoke again to change the topic. "So how do ya see with those captivatin’ eyes of yours?" 649Please respect copyright.PENANAg725prxz4K
Senayra ignored his chuckling, the question being a favorite of spectators. "Just the same as you do, I suppose." 649Please respect copyright.PENANAWR19DA5ulO
"How would ya know if what I can see is the same as what ya can?" You could hear him smirk in his tone.649Please respect copyright.PENANArFduY9uBeh
She shrugged coolly in response. 649Please respect copyright.PENANAqflc12fcz2
With a prideful huff, he decided to challenge her answer. "What color is my satchel?" 649Please respect copyright.PENANAx1DkcKrXor
"Gray." 649Please respect copyright.PENANAB5o0Al8FAn
His chest caved as perplexity glazed his stare. "What about your cardigan?" 649Please respect copyright.PENANAsWge5eneki
"Gray." 649Please respect copyright.PENANABWPwZVRDPJ
"What about these gils?" He kicked the bag over letting his coins spill out with a sweet clinking sound, like the chirping crickets. 649Please respect copyright.PENANAawWOyCpRNC
"Shiny gray," she shrugged, turning up to him nonchalantly. 649Please respect copyright.PENANAQOsuJo6n4a
"What about me?" His tone softened, sounding disheartened. 649Please respect copyright.PENANASdOEI67VIp
She smiled up apologetically, realizing she’s hurt him with her lack of enthusiastic cooperation. "Your hair is the vivid gray of the lapping wheat." He automatically lit up at her answer, his back straightening as his ears perked in her direction. "Your eyes are the lush, full gray of the wily forest, and your skin is the burned gray of the sun. And at night: you glow." 649Please respect copyright.PENANAfIY1DXphdg
"I glow?" 649Please respect copyright.PENANAZDt3BrNvKk
Her smile grew mischievously on her lips, pausing for effect. "Heat vision." 649Please respect copyright.PENANAGU8JtbQOrN
His jaw dropped slightly before it was shut to a stunned smile. "You've impressed me once more. Twice in a single day. That's a record." 649Please respect copyright.PENANAorZ0VKIgUE
"Where's my prize?" she mocked, leaning back against the trunk of an oak. 649Please respect copyright.PENANAja5MZ4XYOj
He laughed heartily before setting down the knife, his smile wide, and his irises waltzing in the flame. "Of all the souls that could've winded up in that jail cell with me, how did I end up with ya?" 649Please respect copyright.PENANAvxvBzEw4rN
"You make it sound like an inconvenience." 649Please respect copyright.PENANAh8rnnbC3XD
"Ya were an inconvenience at that river." 649Please respect copyright.PENANAL4akhHvPBA
"Well, I did get you out of that prison cell to the river." 649Please respect copyright.PENANAfbHAo6dNjV
"And I did spear ya a meal. Are we even now, love?" He threw her a loaded wink before returning to his task at hand. 649Please respect copyright.PENANAn86qqNN3id
Senayra rolled her eyes again, a smile uncontrollably growing across her face. "Stop calling me that. Please!" 649Please respect copyright.PENANASjTqDOiB60
"Then what should I call ya? Senayra?" He chuckled again, as if the name was poison to his tongue.649Please respect copyright.PENANAQWWRk8WkY3
"Yes. Not 'love' or 'animan girl' and especially not 'snake girl!’ I rather like my name." she murmured with as much humility as an Arieon wench.649Please respect copyright.PENANAfiSFOhXPjV
"And I my own. Yet I've never heard it slither past your lips. Not once!" He snorted from his nose.649Please respect copyright.PENANAf74sZ3iWpi
She jerked uncontrollably at the heat in his tone. She had stated his name a million times by now to commit it to her porous memory, but admitting that would only grant her a nights worth of mockery and embarrassment. "Ouch, getting a little touchy aren't we?" she teased instead, poking at the cold earth beneath her palms.
"You make me that way, Hot Lick." He snickered.
"Hey!"
"You never said anything about that name, Hot Lick!"
"Del'rod!"
"Ah there we are! Who knew my name could be spoken in such an adorable tone?" He scrunched his nose at her, that puppy smile in play.
She attempted to mimic his expression without the same results, earning a laugh from the boy. "You really do act your age, did you know?"
"I've been acting this age since my escape from the womb."
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