Neverwinter Forest tassel

she blushed at first!

then worried that maybe one of her sisters had caught his eye first. that her first crush (uh-oh) away from home might already be squashed.

hawks do not stay in nest forever. she decided that she could still be confident and composed before him. even if she worried that he knew her for reasons she did not enjoy. consumed by the jealousy and envy that only a younger sibling knew in the shade of their older ones.

i cannot have my eyes on snow! you keep — keep making me...look!

laughter, warm and smooth like honey, poured free from her without second thought.