Swiftcurrent Creek Tutto tremante

He hadn't expected her to volley his mindless questions back at him. Despite himself, he grinned.

Duck. Duck after a day or two of an empty stomach.

Briefly his mind flashed back to Skua, the seaside man and his elliptic smile.

I'll be near the ocean. Around the mountain range, through a river, there is a beach. A few days' worth of travel, to and back.

If only he had half the charm she did; he might've offered her a wink in return. He was terrible at winking and all his prior attempts resembled a tonic-clonic seizure, so he kept his face still.

Will I find you there? He remembered how Skua had teased him in much the same way - Were you hoping to see me again?