Sun Mote Copse Think I'll slip on down to the oasis

He admired that some could just make up tales like she did, with no basis on reality.  Her retelling of his adventure added a layer he knew he'd never recapture telling it himself, but shit, he enjoyed it.  Especially the part about the goddamn goddess of love wanting him.  Teenage colt would have swooned, and he had only grown up so much. 

Yknow, I think I would have braved a hundred Hephaestus back then to not miss a date with a girl like that.  But nowadays I would have to brave Niamh, and that's a whole new level. He winked, then laughed.  I shall have to thank the children for the ride then.  Maybe if I do, they'd take me for another one.

we can do more here or wrap this and have another for more stories, I don't mind either way!