Redhawk Caldera The View from Halfway Down

He could sense a whirlwind of emotions stirring within her, but he didn’t see it as a bad thing. Maybe it was good that she didn’t simply leap blindly without also feeling apprehensive. They knew so little about each other, but he wanted to change that. He saw a glimmer in her of what he pictured in his mind as the ideal partner- now, with her permission, he would get to know her more. 

This, for him, was the good part, the east part, and it was simple for him to relax into the role of being a suitor. ”We can start simple. We spend a bit of time together, and we start with just the easy questions, tell each other a bit about ourselves.” He said.

He caught a glint of silver in the corner of his eye, below the rippling surface of the lake. He paused, as though he might say something else, but thought better of it. He reached out and made a broad stroke with his left paw, hauling a wave of water up toward them both (though mostly Teya) which ended up being 90% water, 10% green lake stuff and 0% fish. 

He’d thought it might at least be funny if he’d managed to send the fish flying through the air, as he had seen her do, but it had been too fast for him. He laughed as the water settled, and the thunder rumbled overhead almost good-naturedly. He shrugged. ”As you can see, I’m mostly a dingus but I am pretty good at waterfights.”  He said, dropping into a playbow.