Every fire burns brighter in the darkest night
Catalina smiled softly as she walked beside him, her eyes wandering over the lively shops and bustling streets of Kaiholo. Tal’s humble reaction to her compliments made her chuckle gently, sensing his discomfort but appreciating his modesty. "I just call it like I see it, really. Or try to. Honesty is best policy, no?"
She glanced at him as he jammed his hands into his pockets, noticing the subtle flush that the torchlight didn’t quite hide. It was endearing, and she found herself relaxing more in his company.
His warning about the shopkeepers had her eyes widening slightly in playful surprise. “Oh, I’ll keep that in mind! I wouldn’t want to accidentally trade away my fingers,” she teased lightly, giving him a quick grin. “But it’s all part of the adventure, right? Figuring out how to navigate places like this.”
At his encouragement, her heart lifted a little. She hadn’t thought of herself as a traveler yet, not really. The idea felt foreign, like something distant she admired but didn’t believe she could achieve. But here she was, standing in Torchline, a place so different from her home in Halo.
“You think so?” she asked, her voice a little softer, filled with wonder at the realization. “Maybe I am…” She looked up at the stars twinkling above the harbor, a small spark of excitement lighting up her face. “A proper traveler. I like the sound of that.”
She glanced at him as he jammed his hands into his pockets, noticing the subtle flush that the torchlight didn’t quite hide. It was endearing, and she found herself relaxing more in his company.
His warning about the shopkeepers had her eyes widening slightly in playful surprise. “Oh, I’ll keep that in mind! I wouldn’t want to accidentally trade away my fingers,” she teased lightly, giving him a quick grin. “But it’s all part of the adventure, right? Figuring out how to navigate places like this.”
At his encouragement, her heart lifted a little. She hadn’t thought of herself as a traveler yet, not really. The idea felt foreign, like something distant she admired but didn’t believe she could achieve. But here she was, standing in Torchline, a place so different from her home in Halo.
“You think so?” she asked, her voice a little softer, filled with wonder at the realization. “Maybe I am…” She looked up at the stars twinkling above the harbor, a small spark of excitement lighting up her face. “A proper traveler. I like the sound of that.”
Let me be your guiding light
Catalina
