Mount Everfall She lit a fire

She caught the words he mouthed, though with the kaleidoscope of thoughts racing through her head, it took a solid few seconds for them to sink in and be recognized.  As soon as she did, though, a healthy dose of warmth ignited and spread in her chest, surprising her.  He just out and said it, so matter of fact.  She didn't remember anyone outside Charon ever really complimenting her like that, and the validation made her feel like she was twice as tall.

Oh, duh! I'm Maia.  Who're you?  Normally she was better about getting her name out there, but she'd been lost in this conversation from the get go.  If I stop, it's gonna be reeeaaallyyy hard to leave, and I gotta deliver some super important news! Then I can tell Wraen after.  She's definitely gonna understand.  They were the best sisters... stuff like that was fine.  They always understood.  I'm super great at traveling and scouting so I don't need an escort.  WOW that was a lie, but she owned it.  But if you wanted to come, I mean, I do love company?  

She tried to play it casual, but she really hoped he'd say yes.  Traveling alone was super lonely and she'd always kinda hated it.