Redtail Rise But She’s Always a Woman to Me.

ancelin stared at her a long moment, sides heaving with deeper breaths as he tried to calm himself. "okay. i —" but nothing felt right to say. and quickly it was becoming awkward, this weird thing between them that neither of them could name for some reason.
did he wonder what?
"gonna go on patrol. welcome to come with." backing a few steps, ancelin offered lilia  a wavering smile and then essentially fled.