Alea
would you like to play a game?
Mollified by Sah's apology -- and the compliment -- Alea took her flowers back. She considered them for a moment, re-ordering them and brushing dirt and the remnants of Deepfrost snow off the petals. Then she returned her attention to Sah. She wasn't sure what his gestures and noises meant, but he didn't seem threatening. Mostly she thought that Sah didn't act or move like other adults she'd observed, though she wasn't sure whether that was a good or bad thing.
Like any child, Alea was impressed by a cute animal, and she smiled at Lilly. "Ludo calls me Alea."
She looked Sah up and down again, never maintaining eye contact for long. "What are you doing out here alone? You're not Fae."
Like any child, Alea was impressed by a cute animal, and she smiled at Lilly. "Ludo calls me Alea."
She looked Sah up and down again, never maintaining eye contact for long. "What are you doing out here alone? You're not Fae."
"Forgotten Teddy Bear" by Walt Stoneburner is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
