Toothy Grin

~Chapter 51~

The following morning came quickly and found Mae standing quietly at the living room window, drinking back a cup of tea, watching Baasdefen with a great intrigue. While Fon was still fast asleep at the side of the patio beneath the saddle, Baas was sitting in front of Faltri, running his hands over her head and along her jaw, intermittently stopping to make notes on the paper at his feet. Something about the sight of him working, warmed Mae's heart and made her smile absentmindedly.

Not wanting to disturb him, Mae wandered to the couch and sat down to finish her drink, enjoying the scent of the damp, early morning air, the cool breeze drifting through the open windows, and the sound of the narrow creek as it babbled its way down stream.

"Good morning," Baas whispered as he came inside, holding a stack of papers in his hands.