Putting a foot up into the stirrup and boosting herself into the saddle, she managed to take extra seconds in settling before getting to respond.
Looking back she was struck with how easily he fit. With Sorely, who rarely liked new people. With the town, who was sweeter though for the faire. With herself, whom no one agreed with especially the more honest she became.
It was a pleasant expression of amusement that she watched him under. "Tis no problem, sir, though if it is not too bold the longer we speak the more it seems as though we are two mirrors alike, simply never knowing until the pools magic."
The word magic still has some awe and majesty in it. It was rare in her world, after all.
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Date: 2007-04-26 01:49 am (UTC)Looking back she was struck with how easily he fit. With Sorely, who rarely liked new people. With the town, who was sweeter though for the faire. With herself, whom no one agreed with especially the more honest she became.
It was a pleasant expression of amusement that she watched him under. "Tis no problem, sir, though if it is not too bold the longer we speak the more it seems as though we are two mirrors alike, simply never knowing until the pools magic."
The word magic still has some awe and majesty in it. It was rare in her world, after all.