Gilded Bay [m] your words would leave me unconscious

When she came in to view, Raiyuk kept an eye on her and saw how agitated she appeared; although, maybe that was the wrong word. She held a liveliness that the boy had not seen before.

For some reason a memory flashed to mind of two adults in the throes of—well, he wasn't sure what he had seen then on the plains, but there was a familiar scent clinging to the woman before him, which sent a thrill down his spine.

She looked at him as if to appraise what she saw, and did not appear pleased. Raiyuk felt as if that look implored he prove himself in some way, and so he moved closer, trying to show off his movement, the strength of his body, his scars—dancing before her without really knowing why.