Sky Mesa You can be Amazing

while he did not understand the words she spoke, her intention was clear. and if he was to implicitly foster trust in her, he must allow her departure even if he did not wish to do so. 

he smiled to see the bend of purple encircling her ear. vaya con dios, chamaca. the croon of his words carried with a touch of endearment almost too tender to be perceived. 

he watched her go for a time; when the heron landed again he butchered it, chewing tough gristle between his teeth as he thought of all the ways in which safiya might infiltrate his life.