The Heartwood A Lover's Blight

She thought about it for a moment, then shrugged. "I have observed better things, before...but they were of a different sense" she said. Tokala remained still until he began to move closer, and that's when she turned only slightly, taking a step back. She moved her head down shly, but had a teasing smile that she purposefully made visible. 

"Aren't you the charmer" she whispered back. "Want to know a secret?" she asked, looking up only a bit slightly now.