Whats in a future

Shae’s wide eyes showed her surprise at the question. Sera watched her carefully, quietly. Letting the woman take a moment, her ears falling to her skull again. What was this rising up in Seras gut? Indignation? Indigestion? She felt suddenly angry that anyone would hurt someone young and sweet like this stranger. Perhaps she was projecting…

But when the woman spoke, she was vehement. Her reasoning confused Sera, who was equally bad at social interactions. She’d had little practice in her life. “Ahh…” Sera said. “Perhaps I'm the one intruding. Well. I’m glad… I’m glad no ones hurt you, Shae” She said, a touch awkwardly. Should she have asked Shae what troubled her? She wasn’t sure.

"Speech"