As his only reaction was amazement, the innocent look was replaced by one that could almost be described as chagrined. She moved the water back to the lake and allowed it to drop back in. "Yeah.. Thanks... Where I'm from, it's necessary for survival." as soon as she said it, she regretted it, and she shut her mouth, nibbling on her lip, hoping that Trephas wouldn't catch the slip. "Um.." her mind raced for something to take his mind off of what she just said, panic flashing through her eyes for a second.
And then relief as she thought up a topic change. "So you said you'd just gotten your powers a few weeks ago was it?" she asked, truly curious. Most people she'd ever met had had their powers since they were preteens, and a few, before that.
And then relief as she thought up a topic change. "So you said you'd just gotten your powers a few weeks ago was it?" she asked, truly curious. Most people she'd ever met had had their powers since they were preteens, and a few, before that.