Nocturne Summit New Bohemia

By the time he broke the silence, Wildfire's breathing was more even. She blinked, then simply gazed at him for a long moment, before her lips began to twist into a sneer as she replied, "How profound." The words were almost caustically sarcastic, and for this reason felt like a foreign language on her tongue. But his stupid, pretty words meant nothing and made no difference. Wildfire punctuated her own with a quiet snort, then turned away from him, looking absently over the view for several silent moments.

Perhaps five minutes had passed when she partially turned, her face contorting as if surprised and displeased to find him still there. "Leave me alone or I'm going to finish the job," she said in a low, deadened voice. Her empty amber eyes fixated on his face, dull but full of threat.