Broken Antler Fen gloria

Maia tried to calm down, to convince herself to play it cool. This was fine, she was just getting to know her fellow Raven, and Teya had no good reason not to like her, right? I mean, she was kind of annoying, but she hadn't been that bad here so far.

Uh, yeah? Well, umm, Eljay's my mate. Her appreciation for saying it was mixed with a flush of embarrassment at the phrasing. 'Lover'. They hadn't, and she opened her mouth to say it before she cut it off. She didn't need to know that!

He lived in the Caldera before, but decided to move here. We've been seeing each other for a while, though. She smiled, the giddy newness of that helping to push her awkwardness back a bit. He wasn't exactly new, much as it might seem like it to everyone here!! It was strange to think she'd liked him even longer than that, months on months kind of wasted. But not, too, because they'd still all ended up here.