Seaside Moors Rhapsody in Blue

Last one for me. :)

Ty shrugged. She knew she wasn't going to win everybody over, and she was okay with that. His answers seemed to be getting more and more avoidant, though she had a hard time understanding why. It wasn't like she was asking for his firstborn child or anything... just trying to get a feel for what he was good at doing. In any case, she didn't think it would be a good fit.

"Suit yourself," she replied. "I'd best be getting on." Tytonidae didn't want to spend too much time barking up the wrong tree. She gave him a polite nod, then trotted away. She'd keep her eyes peeled for new recruits wherever she went.