Ryder
He was, she thought, the biggest flirt she’d ever met. Trying to get her to break that gift just to keep her here and telling her one day for every piece it broke into, she just knew that meant he’d sit and count all the tiny bits of dust as well, she'd never be allowed to leave.
Then she’d fallen into a trap the moment she’d spoken those words, and seen that smile on his face, she’d known it was wrong. She'd tried to take them back, but it was too late. She’d made the mistake of turning it to he had to answer her question. Something here in his realm meant one couldn’t leave without getting the answer.
He’d not even set that up. She’d just spoken words without thinking about them was all. Now she was standing staring at him when she saw Amali, and it reminded her he'd yet to eat.
