Ravensblood Forest brief encounters

Bazi finished her routine with a flourish, and turned - panting - to look at Tiarnán. Her face fell when she saw only confusion (and mild horror) playing on his features. She had every intention of making some excuse to depart and continuing on her way - it was dark now, and they both needed shelter - but the stranger's next word kept her rooted. Teer-non. Tiarnan? He repeated it slowly, several times, and motioned at himself.

For someone that seemed so intent on communicating through interpretive dance, it took Bazi quite some time to figure out this most basic gesture. "Oh!" she breathed, looking smilingly into Tiarnán's warm, brown eyes. "Bazi," she returned, "Baa-zee. 'Ainm' Bazi. My name is Bazi." She paused there. The darkness was physically pressing in on them now. Following the loner's example, she restricted herself to a single word: "Sleep?" Bazi's head drooped to the side and she shut her eyes, faking snores. Ferdie would probably disagree with this flattering demonstration of how she slept, but Tiarnán wasn't to know - yet.