Swiftcurrent Creek Holding me back, gravity's holding me back

He was about to say more—mention, maybe that Jakoul would enjoy a close neighbor—when suddenly, like a light switch, she shut down. Shaky—insistent now that she return to Lestan.

And there it was—that flighty dismissal she seemed to do so well.

He gave a small nod and grunt—pale eyes watching her as she left. He would have offered to help her, but he had a feeling that whatever he had said had triggered the girl from offering him intensely personal information to suddenly whisking away from his presence.

She remained an enigma to him for yet another day.