Wheeling Gull Isle ding dong, the dragon's not dead

he wasn't sure what reaction he was expecting, but a stoic one was not on the list. it was not his intention to make things more difficult, if anything, telling the truth was supposed to make things easier. but that brick wall she put up was starting to crack, and emotions were beginning to leak out like water in a broken dam.

"it meant something to me." tzila was a cherished friend before their coupling, which meant in one way or another, it meant more to him than any other fling with a random stranger. it hadn't been about the pleasure with her, it had been about the comfort of knowing someone he cared about was still here with him. "wanted?" had she changed her mind? "i'd like to stay with you too, and raise our children together. here, there, anywhere you want, but i want us to do it together."