She waited, smile still regal and radiant, sipping at her wine while Zavien puzzled things over. Unaware of how much she might’ve stirred, merely by happenstance and accident, her head tilted, watching his features change in rapid formation. Maybe she hadn’t thought it through enough, and that hadn’t been a proper suggestion…
To which she should’ve laughed at her own reaction. Perhaps it was the pent up days of never-ending apprehensions that still coiled within. She intertwined her fingers with his once more as he pledged the idea had been great, leaving her to ponder over particulars until he came up with his own. “Ooooh, I don’t mind the sound of that,” and she wrinkled her nose mischievously, eyes casting elsewhere while she scrutinized and speculated over the other parameters, full of wonder and opportunity. “There were also all those restaurants we didn’t try…,” nor had she gone anywhere near some of the other portions of the Grounds; like the Oasis, or Brambles, or even the Temple. “We could get a little room at an inn too.” No one there to bother, save for themselves. And the companions, of course, once Sol returned.
To which she should’ve laughed at her own reaction. Perhaps it was the pent up days of never-ending apprehensions that still coiled within. She intertwined her fingers with his once more as he pledged the idea had been great, leaving her to ponder over particulars until he came up with his own. “Ooooh, I don’t mind the sound of that,” and she wrinkled her nose mischievously, eyes casting elsewhere while she scrutinized and speculated over the other parameters, full of wonder and opportunity. “There were also all those restaurants we didn’t try…,” nor had she gone anywhere near some of the other portions of the Grounds; like the Oasis, or Brambles, or even the Temple. “We could get a little room at an inn too.” No one there to bother, save for themselves. And the companions, of course, once Sol returned.
Lena
