Honeyed Pasture Eight seconds left in overdrive

"That's a very wise suggestion," Osprey listened to Mason as solemnly as if she was discussing war tactics with a general. And the great thing was that she had managed to take his mind off the nasty encounter with Charon earlier and the kid opened up with every passing moment. She promised herself right now and then that she would continue the game as long as the kid wanted. It had all of a different value, if it made the other person happy. 

Osprey was near-sighted, therefore in the sea of trees she did not spot the one Mason had pointed out. She did not let it show though, she got to her feet and ran after the boy to find the Superman of a tree, who would help them reach the clouds and sky.

They spent the next hours, playing out their journey to the land of clouds and what danger they encountered there, what quests did they achieve, with Osprey entirely forgetting her five solid years in this world and playing like a puppy.