Dragoncrest Cliffs he was standin' all shook, couldn't even look

catch of the day! sobeille's eyes briefly rimmed with surprise to be witness to such cleverness. her mind did not work this way naturally, so she turned to her cinder counterpart with disguised awe.

maman's smile was warm; sobeille wondered what she would have made of her bringing an inlander or boy home. for now, she simply played observer -- hoping maman would see in the stranger the same glittering jewel of promise sobeille did.