He was trying to hide it but Juniper caught the beginnings of a grin. That was enough encouragement got her. He went on and she glanced around again, tilting her head when she saw the duffel bag.
She suspected nothing, imagining Cam to be a perfectly normal dude so ritual wasn’t her first thought. It all came together with unpleasant abruptness with his next question. The tiger tucked her chin, the humor draining from her face, but there was no accusation in the look. It could be better described at a poor attempt at a poker face that quickly evolved into concern for her newfound friend.
“Uh…” she dithered, and then shrugged, trying to be cool while she measured the interaction with more attention. That Cam was a wizard was not her first thought—perhaps he was someone who found a book and was about to stumble into a world that was way too big for him. But he could be a wizard and she totally missed it. They tended to fly under the radar. “Yeah, I- Yeah. I know. Do… you?” She lifted her eyebrows, curious but wary.
She suspected nothing, imagining Cam to be a perfectly normal dude so ritual wasn’t her first thought. It all came together with unpleasant abruptness with his next question. The tiger tucked her chin, the humor draining from her face, but there was no accusation in the look. It could be better described at a poor attempt at a poker face that quickly evolved into concern for her newfound friend.
“Uh…” she dithered, and then shrugged, trying to be cool while she measured the interaction with more attention. That Cam was a wizard was not her first thought—perhaps he was someone who found a book and was about to stumble into a world that was way too big for him. But he could be a wizard and she totally missed it. They tended to fly under the radar. “Yeah, I- Yeah. I know. Do… you?” She lifted her eyebrows, curious but wary.