The girl was unknown to him, but that was hardly unusual in Flowerbirth. Many travelers came to Torchline's beaches to shrug off the cold of Deepfrost, and he inclined his head in greeting to her. She looked to be around Soleil's age, with some of that fierce young woman's easy confidence and bearing.
"No," he said, serenely calm but with emerald eyes sparkling. "And yes. Special in that it is not raining." Which, given the Flowerbirth monsoons, was indeed a reason to celebrate.
"I would like to try it, too," he continued. "If you would trade this for a pair of kites?" He offered a small pearl, pretty enough though nothing stunning. Given the fairly cheap construction of the kites, however, it was more than enough to buy a pair, and possibly drinks as well.
"No," he said, serenely calm but with emerald eyes sparkling. "And yes. Special in that it is not raining." Which, given the Flowerbirth monsoons, was indeed a reason to celebrate.
"I would like to try it, too," he continued. "If you would trade this for a pair of kites?" He offered a small pearl, pretty enough though nothing stunning. Given the fairly cheap construction of the kites, however, it was more than enough to buy a pair, and possibly drinks as well.
