A Sigh as Great as the Wind

Of course Amelie knew stars weren't fireflies that somehow got stuck on time and space. Though she had to give Peregrine points for creativity, she would've never thought of it that way. As much as she liked story filled with fantasy, with knights slaying dragons and princesses in distress, she enjoyed more to hear narrations that held truth.

That was what she was going for when she asked Kisu about the stars. He told her about brave warriors that shone over the earth, holding the light of their courage in their being. She smiled and wondered if she'd ever get to have a star of her own, a silly thought that managed to pull a giggle out of her. "That gives us something to aspire to doesn't it?" she barked while holding his gaze. One day perhaps they could both have stars and together light up the night.

Now it was him taking her breath away. His words had dropped on her like a bomb, one she didn't know how to react to. Thanks? No, that wasn't an answer. The little engines in her brain had begun to piece everything together. This was no ordinary compliment. Her muscles tenses as she thought of what to say.

Her mouth gaped and for a second nothing --not even a squeak-- would come out, until finally: "Is it because I ask so many things?" she mused, twisting her lips into a smirk so he'd know it was a joke. There was an overwhelming tickling sensation in her stomach now, and that was no joke.