Stone Circle Oh, misty eye of the mountain below

She seemed shaken, which, oddly, pleased the girl, who decided that the shock factor was rather fun. Her brow furrowed momentarily at the new word presented,  asking immidietly after,  "What's intense?" chances were, should she be told it's meaning she would use it excessively for days, as was habit with words deemed exciting and new. She found herself rather liking Mara, a welcome distraction from the fact that Valette was gone.