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Xiu kept quiet and listened attentively while Ethiriel gave her views on the matter at hand. It was as the frei had said. The longer he put this off, the more damaging the consequence of his cowardice would be.

“You are very wise, Ms. Ethiriel,” said Xiu earnestly. “I wished I had met you sooner. Then perhaps my worries would not be exacerbated to such an extent. In my mind at least,”

Considerably more cheerful now that a definite plan of action has been set, the white raevan floated companionably beside the frei and her dog.

“I would like to know you better as a friend though,” said Xiu after a while. “Would that be…an agreeable request?”

While they were talking, the skies overhead were starting to darken, a sure sign of impending rain.

“Perhaps,” replied Xiu with reference to Ethiriel’s comment about fated meetings. “And I am glad that I did too. It makes me happy to meet another raevan outside Lab hosted gatherings,”

Xiu was surprised when Ethiriel decided to linked arms with him. Attributing it to the lack of sight on Ethiriel’s part, Xiu was nevertheless struck with how quaint they would seem to appear to passersby;- the scene only marred by the coming of the rain. It would be a heavy downfall too, judging by the sulphurous smell in the air.

“I am afraid most structures here in the park would not provide adequate shelter against the rain,” said Xiu regretfully. “As it is, I see many visitors already in a hurry to leave the park. Perhaps we should meet again under more agreeable conditions? I could give you a call if you’d like. May I know your phone number?” asked Xiu as he took out his mobile phone. While old fashioned and a hand-me-down from his guardian, the phone was serviceable and one should not throw away items that were still in working condition.

Xiu gave a soft chuckle as he took the offered telephone. “A short first meeting isn’t too bad. That would mean that we would still have topics to discuss in our next meeting,”

Having said that and handed the Raevan back her phone, Xiu was surprise when their meeting ended with a chaste kiss from the silver raevan. Blushing slightly as he floated back a pace, Xiu nodded. While he would have liked to see the graceful raevan home safely, he did not want to have Ethiriel think that he doubted her capabilities. People (and raevans) might get sensitive about that.

“Very well Ethiriel, you have a safe journey home too,” said Xiu with a wave of his hand as he watched the Frei and her dog take their leave.