Dragoncrest Cliffs Someone said something one time, but Daddy didn’t talk too loud

Maia opened her mouth to respond, but shut it when she saw the charged look about Raleska and the way she was scowling.  Taken aback a little, she swallowed.  Uh, yeah.  He's this friend I used to have?  I haven't seen him in a long time though.  Friend she thought with a touch of something else; there'd been a long time she'd longed for it to mean more than that, and she still felt that, at times.  Other things had dulled it, but like they said; did you ever really get over a first crush?

Do you know him?  She asked, hoping she hadn't offended her.  Then because she couldn't help herself, Do you know where he is!?  She'd wondered for months, off and on, though she also wondered if maybe she didn't want to know.  No; she definitely did.  She wanted to know her friend was happy and well.

It's unclear if she'd find out their relationship or get the brush off, but either way, Maia would stay and remain (aggressively) cheerful until she'd pushed Raleska into chasing her off or explored the cliffs to her heart's content.