Swiftcurrent Creek to be the wing that fans the flame

The moment between the words falling out of her mouth and him speaking weigh heavily and she feels her heart beating faster, worried her joke may not have quite reached his ears. Instead, he counters and continues along with it. She allows her tail to shake a few times and smile, taking a step forward once it’s been cleared she won’t get wet again. She can’t allow herself to get wet now, trying on the façade as he makes it easier to be around him. “That’s a good place to be,” she comments with a lift of her brow, though it’d easily get crowded rather quickly. She smiles anyway, ears cupped forward in rapt attention.