Cricket Creek Bog so peace be with every place that you had

weejay paused as she realized suddenly, she was vulnerable. he could make fun of her for liking flowers, or worse, mock her for attempting to give him a flower! her features withered away with worry, but it was all for naught, as aengus' smile was infectious and soon she was beaming too.

she practically burst with adoring pride as he complimented her flower. it was pretty! she thought so too, and felt validated by aengus' endorsement. wait, had he just complimented her eyes?

weejay froze, for the compliment meant far more to her than most would realize. she had her mother's eyes -- suddenly she was at loss for words, and just nodded dumbly at the suggestion to look for more.

she didn't stick around: the bundle of flowers was forgotten as she darted off towards a patch of waving wildfires some ten meters away.