The words perhaps we’ll visit there someday earned Mephisto an immediate sparkle of interest from Ruby. She didn’t need much encouragement where whimsical places were concerned, and apparently he had just volunteered himself as her future guide.
“Well, now you’ve done it,” she
laugh slipped from her before she continued, “Just a walk. You get your break, I get to see more of this lovely town, and you can point out all the places where an overly curious Elezen absolutely should not wander.”
She tilted her head, feigning innocence.
“See? I’m
The startled look Thor had given her when she slipped her arm through his hadn’t escaped Ruby’s notice. If anything, it earned the faintest twitch of amusement at the corner of her red lips. Only then did she realize she’d fallen into one of her old habits again—something she had
with her shoulder before her grin returned in full force.
“Though friendship with the Festival Queen comes with certain risks. Spontaneous gifts, unexpected invitations, far too much food, and apparently being dragged onto dance floors.”
She looked ahead toward the lively