The Moonlight Spring That Would Never Boil for Me
"Ella, I got lost looking for the moonpetal blossom, out in the valley west of the Moonsong lands. You know this terrain. Come get me, quick."
My chest tightened on instinct.
Then a sweet, girlish voice came through, clear as day.
"Warren, let's make a bet. How long do you think it'll take her to get here? I say two hours."
It was Maya.
"I say one. She values me more than her own life. The second she hears I got lost in the mountains for her, she'll come flying."
"All right, and if you win." Maya's voice dropped into something suggestive. "I'll agree to anything you ask. No conditions."