Ocean's Breath Plateau until his feet bleed and

She watched his face as the compliment settled on him. She couldn't be sure, but with his slight pause and deep breath between his two short statements, it seemed like there was maybe more there, but she was never one to push. If someone wanted to talk about something, she wanted it to be their choice and not because they felt obligated to answer a prying question. So, she wagged the black tip of her tail a little and and nodded in response. 


I have a question, she said after a minute, moving her gaze from his dark face in a brief moment of shyness. Would you want to play a game? she asked, looking at him again, a warm smile on her face. She wasn't sure he would even agree, but she asked anyway because that was Speedy.