Lion Head Mesa cypress

oops, happy to have the honor? LOL

she stared at him as heavily as a royal girl could.

not yet the trained stare of her father, but certainly heading that way with practice. and he was her practice in this moment. with this stare she took in his stature after his unruly question.

he was strong, no denying the lean athleticism even if it was not pure bulk. he was perhaps the largest beast she had ever seen at all. briefly her heart was devoured with such an envious spark of him and it undeniably showed on her features.

i'm supposed to go to mereo when i'm ready for visitors, she told him finally. i want you as a guard.

big talk, big words. holding court with a soldier she had never met before.

makono did her best to hold her composure despite the rapid kick of her heart.