Falls of the Hinterlands well i tripped, i fell down

This time, a fluster.

She expected him to be direct but not affect her much. Yet it did. She... hadn't heard a guy say that to her. Ever. Her pirate king had been aloof and mysterious; she had never known what he thought about her. Good enough to promote her to beta, but for feelings? No... it had never been apparent. Maybe it was always going to be one-sided.

So it was when Elijah failed to catch anything did Wren approach the water. She knew - knew in her gut - that she wouldn't be able to catch something. But she tried anyway. Her paws itched and lashed out, hooking no fish. The fluffy guy was in the water, standing there... it'd take a bit to get the fish to come back. Oh well. At least he was cute trying for her sake.

"Ah, my slimey foe" she muses with a dramatic sigh "you escape our wraith for the time being."