Ocean's Breath Plateau nocturne in c-sharp minor, b. 49

The remark was insulting and ignorant, but Smokestep would have never been able to tell. There were no signs of anger or annoyance, but a plastered smile and eyes squinted with adoration. It's Arabic, she giggled youthfully, It means 'cow eyes', like those of a moose. They're so big, I can see everything. It was the only benefit to having eyes so abnormally large; nothing ever got past without her knowing it.

I like the way that you speak, mister. It's intriguing. No, it wasn't. Maha hated it, but Smokestep was the customer; whatever it took to appease his ego, she would do it.