[se] lightning in a bottle

Sohalia

Koa rose from where he rummaged through his pack oh so slowly, leaving Soh breathless with nervous anticipation. Would he be pleased to see her? Angry? Gods, if he'd heard what she'd said, he'd have every right to be angry with her. She wouldn't blame him. And yet, she couldn't help but hope that maybe, maybe, they could start to mend their broken bridges, to move forward and past the wreckage that lay beneath.

Forward to what? Well, that remained to be seen.

She smiled with relief as he greeted her warmly, "Thank you," she said shyly, a faint blush creeping up into her cheeks. "So are you." He did look well, and strong, and handsome - but those were all things she shouldn't say, so she swallowed them, biting her lip anxiously until he offered a playful wink and a smirk, coaxing a giggle from her. "Your many, many crimes," she teased, before remembering that he actually did have some things to answer for. Later, a voice in the back of her mind whispered. For now, she'd set aside her role as Heart to just be Sohalia.

"I was just taking a break from reports," she said. "Would you want - I mean, do you have time to take a break from working? Or do you need any help?"