She even charmed Saanvi. Over the course of two days, they seemed to grow close. Conversations at first, short and clipped in Saanvi’s fashion. Isa helped her with her seemingly endless lists of duties, quiet most of the time, with little bits of chit chat here and there, commiseration over difficult or mundane tasks. And in the tedium, a bond was born. The night before they left, the pair sat by the fire, eating, and Isa leaned in and whispered something in Saanvi’s ear and Saanvi giggled. And then she was laughing, and then they were sharing discreet glances, and then she looked Isa right in the eyes as they spoke, the tips of their fingers brushing.
Topher was entirely amazed.
Saanvi did this. Saanvi, who didn’t even like to be looked at. Saanvi, who leaped as if stung if anybody acc
