not being mom's favorite has perks, I guess

She seemed to have startled the male, a sheepish smile and apologetic look in her eyes when he looked at her. Her ears perked though, when she saw his face. She'd never seen him before, but she had to admit he was...handsome...to say the least. He responded, and she nodded. "They normally don't. At least, I've never seen them here till now." She moved up to get a closer look, noting how they pulsed and glowed just like the ones in the cave she had seen before. Only these were bigger, as were the surrounding crystals. The everlasting darkness seemed to make them stand out even more since there was no other light to really compete. "I was born here. So these are new. Though I imagine it is linked to the rest of the world's disarray at the moment." She looked at him, a firefly passing before her eyes when she did so. "My name is Winter. Sorry for startling you,"

"Speech"