"It's the color of your eyes."
". . ." A flush of pink sprinkled across Seraphina's face, and her eyes dropped onto the Moonstone. Clutching it closer to her heart, she flashed a sweet smile.
She shook her head and took in a deep breath before she went after Ryu. "Wait for me!"
Seraphina caught behind Ryu and snatched a look at the laid-out mark that Ryu left on the seafloor. There were pebbles and shells that he dropped every twenty or so meters, and Seraphina imbued it with a spell so it would remain in its spot.
By doing so, she didn't notice that Ryu had stopped walking, and she bumped her nose against the hardness of his back.
"Ofgh." Seraphina rubbed her nose and looked over at Ryu. Come to think of it, Ryu was just a boy, but he towered over her. His back looked solid and dependable—broad shoulders, leading to a lean waist and long slender legs.
Seraphina shook her head and viewed the cause as to why Ryu took a pause.
