"Lena!" Kara nearly tripped, but the mermaid caught her for the briefest of moments before moving on and away. "Lena, please wait!"

Lena kept walking, but eased her pace, it would be unfortunate if Kara's haste caused her to actually fall and smash her fragile human skull against a rock. Lena should've known better, should've remembered that humans are short-lived beings, made entirely of rash indulgences and fickle unexplainable whims. "You just gave up after two days, but then kept up with your offerings."

"I said I would! I wasn't going to let you starve!"

"I didn't think you were genuine about bringing me food, I can hunt in the inlet and forest around the cove, and I may have exaggerated my distaste for furred animals." Lena spun around which made the dark wrap around her waist swirl, she carefully forced her next words out. "We only hunt for our offspring and accept food from our mates or potentials"

Lena's pale features were dusted crimson. She agitatedly toyed with the ends of her obsidian hair instead of facing Kara's astonished face.

The moon hung heavy in the night sky, seemingly captivated and drawn in by Lena's presence alone, it made her skin glow in the evening light. Among the few passing tourist, among mundane humans, Lena was a fairytale come to flesh..

If the celestial stars and moons were transfixed by the lone mermaid, what chance did Kara have to being anything, but smittened.

Kara took a step forward, absolutely delighted by what Lena had unveiled, her voice laced with wonderment. "I didn't know."

"I'm now aware of that." Lena said crisply, though she cast her eyes downwards when Kara could only smile dopily back at her. Lena shook her head and quickened towards the nearest beach, it wasn't necessarily the safest route since her pod may still lie wait, but it would be faster to transverse than the forest path.

"Lena, there's still a lot of tourist around that area since there's a party tonight."

Lena paused, she was willing to chance physical danger, but to expose herself to mere mortals, her eyes glanced to Kara's, more mortals would only endanger her pod. "I know my way back."

"Let me come with you, please, the forest is dangerous at night."

Lena's eyes paled, the protective membranes shuttering over her eyes. "I can handle whatever fae there are."

"I just meant the terrain…," Kara held out her hand, fingertips hovering just over Lena's wrist bone, "Lena please, let me talk to you while we walk."

Lena lowered her eyes to where Kara had respectfully ceased her approach and warred with herself over whether she was relieved of stymied by Kara's politeness.

'Very well.' Lena pathed to the human instead of admitting anything else out loud.