Larksong Grotto His goal in life was to be an echo

The girl sat beside him quietly, chuckled briefly at his response, and then fell back to silence. It engulfed the two for a while, almost as if the lake had grown and swallowed up both of them. They both remained so engaged with it, but perhaps they had nothing better to look at at this point.

Reek's next comment caused a bit of shock for Jhala, her ears perked and her eyes lit up slightly- but something was off. She glanced to the man for a moment, confusion written on her features, before she turned back to the water. She wasn't sure what to say- shouldn't he be happy? Why didn't he seem happy? Why did this trouble him? "No kiddin..." was all she could mumble, but she sounded just as uneasy as he was.