Moonspear fell into a rabbit hole

the woman did not immediately jump to join him in his grand adventure of narration, and acrux almost instantly let his grin fall to a thin pressed line. he had expected her to react in a similar way that talis had, or alaric, or maggak...or really anyone else in his life. but she was more timid, and the boy simply thought it had to do with her weirdness. 

she sounded as if she'd rather recite a story than live through one, which while the more dull of the two options, was still enjoyable for the youth. so with a shrug of his shoulders he turned to offer her a quick, "sure," before continuing his climb.