27.Aug.12, 06:32 AM
The approaching shadow had warned Aparicus of the man’s approach, but when his steps didn’t slow at approaching the garden she paniced, tossing up her hands and waving franticly, trying to catch his attention. “Don’t step on the mint!!!” she had finally shouted, louder than she would ever like to raise her voice and it made her shudder, but the mint was saved as the man hissed a curse and apologized with a smile.
Letting out a breath of relief, she relaxed and dropped her hands into her lap returning his smile with one of her own. She had been briefly worried that by raising her voice she might upset him – but that poor mint patch had been trampled upon so often that even she was considering moving it away from the edge of the garden. He didn’t seem upset though and his smile was… was a contagious one and friendly.
“It’s okay, Sir.” She reassured as she brushed her hands off on her skirt and looked up at him. It was another face she recognized in passing but hadn’t found a name to pair with it. “You seemed properly distracted though. Is everything okay?”
Of course, she didn’t think he’d be smiling now if everything wasn’t okay, but it was only polite to ask. Aparicus didn’t mind being polite at all – especially when most people responded positively to polite rather than upset or angry. Of course, there were a few like that child Indivira who responded violently to everything… And there was Sanderon… But she quickly pushed him to the back of her mind and what had happened the day before, instead using the man before her as a focus point for her thoughts.
Maybe he’d chatter with her? She liked to chatter. Perhaps that’s why she liked the green dragon’s so much. Many of them liked to chatter too.
Letting out a breath of relief, she relaxed and dropped her hands into her lap returning his smile with one of her own. She had been briefly worried that by raising her voice she might upset him – but that poor mint patch had been trampled upon so often that even she was considering moving it away from the edge of the garden. He didn’t seem upset though and his smile was… was a contagious one and friendly.
“It’s okay, Sir.” She reassured as she brushed her hands off on her skirt and looked up at him. It was another face she recognized in passing but hadn’t found a name to pair with it. “You seemed properly distracted though. Is everything okay?”
Of course, she didn’t think he’d be smiling now if everything wasn’t okay, but it was only polite to ask. Aparicus didn’t mind being polite at all – especially when most people responded positively to polite rather than upset or angry. Of course, there were a few like that child Indivira who responded violently to everything… And there was Sanderon… But she quickly pushed him to the back of her mind and what had happened the day before, instead using the man before her as a focus point for her thoughts.
Maybe he’d chatter with her? She liked to chatter. Perhaps that’s why she liked the green dragon’s so much. Many of them liked to chatter too.