Alina pulled the last of the spines out with a wince. Rubbing her fingers and her legs where the bright pinpricks of blood welled, she slanted her gaze at the stranger. "Apparently I wasn't clear." She groaned, leaning against a tree, feeling far weaker than such small wounds should've made her.
Shaking her head at his comment, she stared at the needles that had struck her, which rolled around in her palm as she tilted it this way and that. "Well, they are." Slipping the spines she'd collected in a pouch at her belt she sighed.
"Can I have some of your hair? That's what I wanted in return for training with you." She gestured at his hair vaguely with the hand that wasn't holding her spear. "Just a few strands."
Shaking her head at his comment, she stared at the needles that had struck her, which rolled around in her palm as she tilted it this way and that. "Well, they are." Slipping the spines she'd collected in a pouch at her belt she sighed.
"Can I have some of your hair? That's what I wanted in return for training with you." She gestured at his hair vaguely with the hand that wasn't holding her spear. "Just a few strands."
make me a big tall tree
so I can shed my leaves
Alina
Base Code by Sky!
