Lisbeth took a step back, gasping. Her eyes widened at the sight of the huge, scarred man. If he were standing, she wouldn't even come up to his shoulder. He looked like he could crush her with a single fist.
She swallowed and took a deep breath. He wasn't acting aggressively. She shouldn't judge him by his imposing appearance.
"I'm fine," she said. "Just embarrassed." Her face turned a light shade of pink. Admitting she was embarrassed was, somehow, more embarrassing than fumbling into the table in the first place.
She glances at the paper on the table. "Oh! I ruined your...well, whatever you're working on. Sorry. I should have been paying more attention. I'm not from around here..."
She cut herself off. Best, perhaps, not to reveal any more information. She was standing in what would, quite soon, be enemy territory. Another reason she should have put this visit off even longer. But for all she knew, once the war started, she'd never have the chance to return here again.
She swallowed and took a deep breath. He wasn't acting aggressively. She shouldn't judge him by his imposing appearance.
"I'm fine," she said. "Just embarrassed." Her face turned a light shade of pink. Admitting she was embarrassed was, somehow, more embarrassing than fumbling into the table in the first place.
She glances at the paper on the table. "Oh! I ruined your...well, whatever you're working on. Sorry. I should have been paying more attention. I'm not from around here..."
She cut herself off. Best, perhaps, not to reveal any more information. She was standing in what would, quite soon, be enemy territory. Another reason she should have put this visit off even longer. But for all she knew, once the war started, she'd never have the chance to return here again.
