Seren
She laughed, but it sounded a little strained. So he had thought about flirting. "I doubt mother would mind. I'm glad you didn't, though. I really prefer to just be friends with people I just met," she mumbled, scooting the contents of her plate around. It still worried her a little that her parents might intimidate people to this extent. Would others refrain from coming close to her out of fear? Though she didn't exactly revel in the flirty kind of attention, there might well come a day when she did want it from someone.
"I grew up in Torchline, too!" she said, perking up slightly as she was distracted from the less pleasant line of thought. "When Remi was still governor. How is things back there, are people recovered from the volcano eruption?" There had still been repairs made to the towns when she had to leave, and the image of ash falling from the sky with crowds milling in chaotic frenzy were fresh in her mind.
The suggestions were welcome, to say the least. As was the reassurance that this discomfort was a passing thing. "I'd really appreciate that," Seren told Locke with a smile, her eyes warm with gratitude. "Thank you. Are you this kind to everyone?" She really hoped so...
"I grew up in Torchline, too!" she said, perking up slightly as she was distracted from the less pleasant line of thought. "When Remi was still governor. How is things back there, are people recovered from the volcano eruption?" There had still been repairs made to the towns when she had to leave, and the image of ash falling from the sky with crowds milling in chaotic frenzy were fresh in her mind.
The suggestions were welcome, to say the least. As was the reassurance that this discomfort was a passing thing. "I'd really appreciate that," Seren told Locke with a smile, her eyes warm with gratitude. "Thank you. Are you this kind to everyone?" She really hoped so...
It's written in the stars above
Exactly who we are is just enough
Exactly who we are is just enough
