James had an easy confidence to him that Rivalee admired but she couldn’t let him have everything that easily and gave a little one shoulder shrug. “If you can keep my interest by the time I’m done both beers, then you can get me another drink.” He was attractive and his relaxed vibe were helping in keeping her there but she wasn’t about to judge the man entirely based on a few seconds of conversation. While she was all about appearances and enjoyed a casual hook up, Rivalee loved learning and a shallow conversation wasn’t always what she was interested in. Then again, she was sitting in a beer tent at a festival so perhaps lowering some standards was in order.
“You don’t say,” Rivalee smirked at James pointing out the obvious that he wasn’t from the area. It had been a while since she’d been in the southern states but the accent did seem to be straight out of Texas if she had to guess. The fact that he could hide the accent if he wanted to but didn’t was another thing she liked about the man. “I appreciate your commitment to being yourself. Some things you shouldn’t have to give up based on where you live.”
She took a drink from her bottle and gave a small shake of her head when asked if she was a local. “I’m from the west coast originally but I’ve moved around a lot to study and learn more about myself, I suppose you could say.” She enjoyed the pursuit of knowledge when it came to the history of mages based on various regions and even studying new spells and how spellcasting is done elsewhere. So in a way, she wasn’t lying about discovering more about herself.
“I recently stopped here as a little vacation but I’ve become utterly charmed with the city and now I’m looking into getting a condo, preferably by the lake. I’m in my element when I’m near water,” Rivalee spoke the words casually enough but if James knew anything about the preternatural world, he was sure to pick up on the hint she dropped. Otherwise, she just sounded like a woman that loved swimming, or at least tanning on the beach.
“You don’t say,” Rivalee smirked at James pointing out the obvious that he wasn’t from the area. It had been a while since she’d been in the southern states but the accent did seem to be straight out of Texas if she had to guess. The fact that he could hide the accent if he wanted to but didn’t was another thing she liked about the man. “I appreciate your commitment to being yourself. Some things you shouldn’t have to give up based on where you live.”
She took a drink from her bottle and gave a small shake of her head when asked if she was a local. “I’m from the west coast originally but I’ve moved around a lot to study and learn more about myself, I suppose you could say.” She enjoyed the pursuit of knowledge when it came to the history of mages based on various regions and even studying new spells and how spellcasting is done elsewhere. So in a way, she wasn’t lying about discovering more about herself.
“I recently stopped here as a little vacation but I’ve become utterly charmed with the city and now I’m looking into getting a condo, preferably by the lake. I’m in my element when I’m near water,” Rivalee spoke the words casually enough but if James knew anything about the preternatural world, he was sure to pick up on the hint she dropped. Otherwise, she just sounded like a woman that loved swimming, or at least tanning on the beach.
