She truly hadn't meant to be so obvious, but, well, she still wasn't exactly sure what she and Jude were now. Still, she looked down at the menu to hide a shy smile, her cheeks flushing a faint pink. "I'll have what he's having," she told their server, and once they were out of earshot, she turned back to Mateo. "What makes you think they're a 'he?'" she wanted to know, her eyes twinkling with good humor.
The topic of travel further lightened the mood, until Soh could almost put the past in the past where it belonged. Later, of course, she would mull over Mateo's revelation; she would obsess over what it meant, what had happened, and what part she'd had to play. But for now, it was easier (and much more fun) to let it go. "A white dragon?" she asked, her voice excited. "But I thought dragons stayed in the Cordillera! Maybe I could see one when I go to Halo." From a safe distance, of course.
The topic of travel further lightened the mood, until Soh could almost put the past in the past where it belonged. Later, of course, she would mull over Mateo's revelation; she would obsess over what it meant, what had happened, and what part she'd had to play. But for now, it was easier (and much more fun) to let it go. "A white dragon?" she asked, her voice excited. "But I thought dragons stayed in the Cordillera! Maybe I could see one when I go to Halo." From a safe distance, of course.
Sohalia
