Talori woke up early the next morning because of her restlessness and discovered, to her great delight, that Brennan was up early too. They would finally have a chance to talk without anyone else around!
"Brennan! What are you doing up?"
"Couldn't sleep," he said with a shrug. "You?"
"Same. Do you want to come see more of the kingdom since it isn't so dark out anymore?" she asked eagerly.
The water fairy smiled at her. "That sounds great. Lead the way."
Talori told him more about what she had been up to while they were apart and he listened as intently as he always did, asking questions now and then. This was how things had always been with him. She had missed this!
The only other fae who had ever listened to her like this was Zale but it was different in a way she couldn't fully explain. He was her brother. He had to listen to her ramble.
