Lisbeth cleared her throat. "Umm, thanks." She gave the stranger an awkward smile. Holding the ladder steady together, she was close enough to feel the other girl's warmth.
Focus, dang it, she told herself. You're on a quest!
Clearing her throat again, she said, "That would be really kind of you. I need to cut down a branch."
She pulled her backpack off. Sticking halfway out of the top was a simple wood saw. She pulled it out, holding it awkwardly. She had never once used a saw before. How hard could it be? Just move it back and forth until the wood was cut.
Realizing it could be seen as blasphemy to cut a tree in the mystical woods crafted by Safrin's own hand, Lisbeth whirled towards the stranger. "Uhh, Frey told me to! I mean, she quested me. I mean, she requested that I cut a tree. For her. For a quest."
She nearly dropped the saw as she fumbled with it. She grabbed it awkwardly with both hands, averting her gaze in the hopes that the stranger wouldn't see the redness of her face.
Focus, dang it, she told herself. You're on a quest!
Clearing her throat again, she said, "That would be really kind of you. I need to cut down a branch."
She pulled her backpack off. Sticking halfway out of the top was a simple wood saw. She pulled it out, holding it awkwardly. She had never once used a saw before. How hard could it be? Just move it back and forth until the wood was cut.
Realizing it could be seen as blasphemy to cut a tree in the mystical woods crafted by Safrin's own hand, Lisbeth whirled towards the stranger. "Uhh, Frey told me to! I mean, she quested me. I mean, she requested that I cut a tree. For her. For a quest."
She nearly dropped the saw as she fumbled with it. She grabbed it awkwardly with both hands, averting her gaze in the hopes that the stranger wouldn't see the redness of her face.
