Blacktail Deer Plateau lyrebird

I'm sorry... can we fade this to black with your next post? :c

Xerxes seemed to be unfamiliar with the term park, which didn't surprise Koontz. It was a term she had picked up from a random passerby. "Yes, it's sort of an all-encompassing term for the region," she explained, "since calling it simply a valley might seem to exclude the mountains and whatnot."

As she led him into her territory, she did not forget her slightly flirtatious feelings. She enjoyed inserting subtle glances and postures into the tour she gave him, while letting the land speak mostly for itself. She kept it brief—she had learned this skill from her mother, who loathed tours—and when she led Xerxes back to the borders, she found she regretted having to seem him off so soon.

"So, what do you think?" she wondered before they prepared to part ways. On the surface, she was asking about Dragonwatchers and its lovely territory. But perhaps Xerxes would sense there was a deeper meaning to the question.