Broken Antler Fen The Cat King of Havana

"Water is my second nature," Lele told and for the first time in the course of this conversation the reserved and polite mask broke and gave way to a genuine smile. As if someone had lit light behind the sad brown eyes. It stayed there for a second and then melted away and there she was again - quiet and a little awkward. 

Not for the first time in her life she wished she possessed this ability to feel like a fish in water, when it came to talking with people. But she was not the kind. And the only comfort in this particular situation was that Teya did not seem to be that kind of person either and therefore did not expect the same from Lele.