Rosewater Oasis Insomniac

his question caught her off guard. her ears twitched, her brow furrowing slightly as her mind turned over the unfamiliar name. akashingo? she echoed, her voice low but curious, the foreign word unfamiliar on her tongue. she shifted onto her side, propping her head up on one paw as her eyes flicked back to him.

never heard of it. the corners of her lips twitched into a faint smirk. guess that makes me too plain to be some courtly flower, huh? her tone carried that same teasing lilt, though there was a glint of seriousness beneath it.