We can be the kings and queens of anything, if we believe.
Thin shoulders rose and fell, uncertainty written in the gesture. "I hope so. I think we are friends now... But I can't help but worry that staying close to me will bring more trouble than it does good things. Peace and quiet is, at the very least, going to be a pipe dream." Which was well and good, because Seren was terrible at remaining still for very long.
Ray's happy expression did not pass her by. The girl's expression warmed into a smile, and she offered the woman a slight wink. "A trick my mother showed me," she replied, purposefully refraining from answering completely. "Just assume that I always have a bag full of interesting things, even if there is no bag." It was a fairly succinct description; for now it was all Ray needed to know.
Straightening, she looked about the room. "Do you need help with anything before I go? I'm really grateful for your help today, though I apologize for taking up so much time." It was growing late, and her stomach was beginning to complain about the lack of supper.
Ray's happy expression did not pass her by. The girl's expression warmed into a smile, and she offered the woman a slight wink. "A trick my mother showed me," she replied, purposefully refraining from answering completely. "Just assume that I always have a bag full of interesting things, even if there is no bag." It was a fairly succinct description; for now it was all Ray needed to know.
Straightening, she looked about the room. "Do you need help with anything before I go? I'm really grateful for your help today, though I apologize for taking up so much time." It was growing late, and her stomach was beginning to complain about the lack of supper.
Seren
