Captivate me

The woman played coy, remaining frozen as he approached her, ignoring his presence though obviously aware of him. He smirked at her, keeping his head tilted and not quite looking at her as she finally turned her gaze on him. He felt a shiver run through him, and he thought he'd melt right into the lake when he heard her giggle. It was such a pure, lighthearted sound. He wasn't sure why she had giggled, but he had a feeling that this was going to go well.

Then she spoke, foreign words leaving her mouth. His mouth gaped slightly, ears perking toward her - he found that he could only stare, though the look in his eyes had changed. As though he were star-gazing, his silver eyes had filled with awe. And confusion; and curiosity; and worry that they wouldn't be able to communicate. He didn't understand a word she said. What was she trying to tell him? But in a way, it didn't really matter to him that he couldn't understand her. It made her even more appealing. This wasn't going to be easy, or straightforward, there was nothing typical about this encounter. Something about this seemed fun, and endlessly intriguing.

Trying to decipher at least something from the words she'd spoken, he was sure she'd said something about a name. "Mon nom est Soleil." That had to be her name, right? Grinning toothily, not sure if he'd get this right but still willing to try, he spoke, "Soleil, my name is.. Mon nom est Xephyris." He'd given it his best shot, to mimic what she'd said in order to introduce himself. He just hoped he was right. Looking to her eyes, his tail would wave from side to side, hoping she would speak again so he could hear her voice, her accent and those foreign words. He wanted to ask her where she'd come from, how she'd ended up here without knowing a word of English, but he couldn't, so instead he'd just stare, no longer able to look away and play it cool.