Qeya River I know you could set fire

It was her own damn fault, really. Had Tavi not been so distracted, she might have noticed the approaching boy before he made his announcement. He seemed to be taken aback by her reaction - and in truth, she was surprised by it as well to some degree - and when he shrank down, Tavi felt a swell of guilt. This wasn't claimed land, and he seemed apologetic to the extreme, so she extended a bit of trust his way. Okay, okay, sorry - She shook herself all over, trying to remove the nervous energy that had gone shooting down her spine, and tried to appear relaxed. You just scared me. Not from around here then? That made some sense. Now that she had her wits about her, Tavi couldn't smell anything familiar in proximity to the stranger. He had a dusty scent; there was pine and oak, not maple like she was used to.