in the crystalline knowledge of you

Avantika stared at the crystals for a second longer. She wondered almost clinically what would happen now that it had scratched her. Rocks weren't usually poisonous, but these were already established as no ordinary rocks. She tore her eyes away from the glowing crystals just in time for Audra to show up.

Avantika grinned in pure joy. The butterflies returned, but they were a nice feeling. Not like normal nervousness, which she knew well enough to hate. The woman called out her name and then asked if her leg was okay. She had such a pretty voice... "Uh, yeah. It's just a scratch." She wanted to impress Audra, and she already knew that she liked when she acted tough, so she was going to do that.

"Speech"