Water is a mirror, reflecting our strengths and weaknesses, our hopes and fears.
Elizabeth blushes briefly at his comment, convinced he can't mean her. Whether he does or doesn't, his grin is obvious, and she plays it off with a laugh and a light slap on the shoulder. "Not everyone's mind revolves around wood like yours seems to." Although hers probably does more often than people might expect.
Like how she tries very hard to ignore how close Iskra is when he leans down, reminding herself again that he's not interested in her like that. It's the reason her tone is a little distracted as she smiles, focusing determinedly on the shape taking form in front of her eyes. "Oh! That's very thoughtful." Most would probably bring something generic, but he seems to have a knack for finding out little tidbits about people (and heralds, apparently).
Now that it won't be misconstrued as avoidance, Elizabeth stands, putting the smallest bit of distance between them. "I'd like that," she smiles, adding with a laugh, "although there's nothing to pay back." Knowledge should be free to all, and she'd stand by that firmly. As long as he didn't completely ruin the poor book, she wouldn't feel a need to charge him anything.
Glancing to the door, she asks, "Shall we head out?"
Like how she tries very hard to ignore how close Iskra is when he leans down, reminding herself again that he's not interested in her like that. It's the reason her tone is a little distracted as she smiles, focusing determinedly on the shape taking form in front of her eyes. "Oh! That's very thoughtful." Most would probably bring something generic, but he seems to have a knack for finding out little tidbits about people (and heralds, apparently).
Now that it won't be misconstrued as avoidance, Elizabeth stands, putting the smallest bit of distance between them. "I'd like that," she smiles, adding with a laugh, "although there's nothing to pay back." Knowledge should be free to all, and she'd stand by that firmly. As long as he didn't completely ruin the poor book, she wouldn't feel a need to charge him anything.
Glancing to the door, she asks, "Shall we head out?"
Elizabeth
