Dominic didn’t have to wait long to figure out if Miss Farris would catch up to him or not. Sure enough, the noises of footsteps sounded behind him and he heard (and felt) her fall into step next to him. Well, that was settled, wasn’t it? He wanted to exit the festivities with just one Shadow and instead he came away with two. His Shadow, the giant livestock dog, was extremely pleased to have a second attendee on their little hike, and made a low woofing sound before looking up at Miss Farris and sidling up to her as they walked.
Dominic, for his part, stayed silent. Frankly he had expected her to start chattering away again; he’d just met her but something told him she didn’t stay quiet for long. So perhaps it was with partial curiosity that he let the noises of their surroundings provide the soundtrack to their walk, just to see how long she could go. And of course, she eventually did speak, and rather authoritatively so, as if she had timed out exactly how long there would be silence before the talking would resume.
Her question wasn’t extremely nosy by any means, but if she wanted the full answer, she was going to be sorely disappointed. Besides, if she was a research assistant, that information was easy enough to find. He sighed as they made their way over a bridge with a few slats loose. “I thought you - watch your step - I thought you were a research assistant, shouldn’t you already know why I came to work here?” He challenged, though his response held little contempt or malice to it. “And dragons are usually tend to leave alone whoever is the calmest and quietest, so take that as you will.”
Dominic, for his part, stayed silent. Frankly he had expected her to start chattering away again; he’d just met her but something told him she didn’t stay quiet for long. So perhaps it was with partial curiosity that he let the noises of their surroundings provide the soundtrack to their walk, just to see how long she could go. And of course, she eventually did speak, and rather authoritatively so, as if she had timed out exactly how long there would be silence before the talking would resume.
Her question wasn’t extremely nosy by any means, but if she wanted the full answer, she was going to be sorely disappointed. Besides, if she was a research assistant, that information was easy enough to find. He sighed as they made their way over a bridge with a few slats loose. “I thought you - watch your step - I thought you were a research assistant, shouldn’t you already know why I came to work here?” He challenged, though his response held little contempt or malice to it. “And dragons are usually tend to leave alone whoever is the calmest and quietest, so take that as you will.”