and I tried to remember how nice it had been
Making a mental note of the location of the clinic, Vai would be lying if she said the grin on Nate’s face wasn’t welcome. It was still a touch awkward between them, though it seemed more to do with his current circumstances than any lingering bad blood from showing up with a bat cradled in her arms. Still, the awkwardness only increased when Vai detected suspicion, of all things, in his demeanour, the huntress raising an eyebrow across at him - and then it all clicked.
”No, not at all. Not exactly, anyway,” she said with a sheepish kind of smile, shoulders relaxing a bit. ”I’d just come from the Greatwood with the plants and seeds when I saw him out on the cliffs. Felix and I are sticking around Torchline for a while, so I thought I’d better stock up just in case. Sunjata just mentioned that your garden might be a useful place to grow them, given your job.” Shrugging, Vai tucked a lock of hair behind her ears. ”I didn’t mean to make it seem like I was checking up on you, or anything.”
”No, not at all. Not exactly, anyway,” she said with a sheepish kind of smile, shoulders relaxing a bit. ”I’d just come from the Greatwood with the plants and seeds when I saw him out on the cliffs. Felix and I are sticking around Torchline for a while, so I thought I’d better stock up just in case. Sunjata just mentioned that your garden might be a useful place to grow them, given your job.” Shrugging, Vai tucked a lock of hair behind her ears. ”I didn’t mean to make it seem like I was checking up on you, or anything.”
a long long time ago
but I couldn’t remember
Vervain
