Once upon a time...
A tidbit offered in confidence, she treated it as such and tucked it away as a secret. Some other time she would have asked about his family, and the kind of stories merfolk told their children, but for now it was enough to know he had any. There was no need to bring up potential loss when they were still reeling over their own.
"I... don't know either," Maea admitted. "It felt so real. I could fly! And now..." Even if she looked within there was nothing but the usual tiger to find. Yet she kept searching, as if some trace of the dragon might still linger within her.
"Would you like some tea?" she offered after sucking in a deep breath, not quite ready to be left alone. "My office is just downstairs... I could fetch some, if you don't want to leave the water."
The didn't say it, but the quiet please was in her eyes nonetheless.
"I... don't know either," Maea admitted. "It felt so real. I could fly! And now..." Even if she looked within there was nothing but the usual tiger to find. Yet she kept searching, as if some trace of the dragon might still linger within her.
"Would you like some tea?" she offered after sucking in a deep breath, not quite ready to be left alone. "My office is just downstairs... I could fetch some, if you don't want to leave the water."
The didn't say it, but the quiet please was in her eyes nonetheless.
The End
