Rising Sun Valley Eccentric orbit

There's little to be done but laugh at his failure, so that's what he does as he approaches Keyni, noting the kind glint in her eyes. She had tried to help him, but the hunt gods were not in his favor today.

He's guilty of letting a grin overcome his face, partially because Keyni's smile is infectious, and because she was chuckling alongside him. It's one of those quick exchanges that immediately lightens the mood. He shakes his head, amused in his defeat. Indeed it could have been worse, as Keyni then describes by mentioning an eagle. Deimos doesn't bother to hide his admiring surprise - an eagle? Was she crazy? "How'd that work out for you?" He's assuming quite poorly. At lease geese didn't have sharp edges, but eagles had at least nine different sharp things they could gouge you with.