Swiftcurrent Creek Out in the garden

Issy returned Mauler's smile, somewhat shyly, and felt a trickle of warmth in her chest. It had been easy to start crushing on Constantine and Aria, and the aesthetic soul within her could not deny the beauty of Aura or Chusi but this was different. He was older and there was approval in his gaze, it was not so strange that the young girl would feel bashfully flattered. 

The druid concealed this from him, as she often concealed her feelings for many, for she knew it was unlikely that she would ever act on her youthful attractions. 

Issy trailed along after him, marking the borders occasionally where permitted, hoping to make a friend of the stoic male.