Moon glanced at Honeybun, then back at her. "I've been meaning to tell you for a while. I just kept getting pulled away before I could. So, now you know."
Selene looked at him in the quiet courtyard, the little Supreme turtle between them, the night still around them, and suddenly the long distance she'd been feeling simply wasn't there anymore.
She smiled, and it reached all the way to her eyes.
"Thank you," she said softly. "...For trusting me with it."
"Of course."
For a moment neither of them said anything, and the silence didn't need either of them to break it.
Then Honeybun, apparently deciding it had been ignored long enough, ambled over and pressed its golden head against Selene's hand, and she laughed.
"This adorable little thing is part of the elusive Supreme-Rank?" Selene scooped the turtle up and cradled it in her hands, holding it close to her face.
Moon smiled. "Crazy, right? And Honeybun's already at Five-Star Evolver rank."
