*mao had spotted her and was about to fly down when he noticed them watching something behind him and turned to look for himself.*
“Who is that?” Zephyr asked, looking past Vixen into the fading light.
The dragon halted suddenly, right in front of Mao. “Your… Mao. Right?” She asked hesitantly.
“Where are you going?” Tide asked.
(I think it is)
"There's my advisor mao- and someone behind him. they're talking..." Vixen said, wary. "Not a lot of people are really allowed to fly this close to tallcanyon house unless invited or it's an emergency..."
The dragon backed up with her wings. “I- uh, you wouldn’t know me.” She said hesitantly. “But I’ve been watching you, sometimes, and um, someone told me your name.” She kept her eyes down, inwardly shaming herself for making the situation so awkward for herself. “But- I was just wondering, why you’ve been hanging around Tallcanyon House is much more? I thought normal dragons weren’t allowed to hang around here?”
“What’s that?” Tide said, looking at Starshine.
When the fish finished cooking, Basalt flipped it off the grill. “There.” He said. “But be careful, it’s still hot.”
Zephyr noticed the dragon behind Mao. “Maybe their friends?” She said. “Or mates?” Then she turned to Vixen as if just realizing what she had said; “Wait- Advisor? You appointed advisor? Good! Who are they?”
*ace sniffed the fish since it smelled different now. But it was a good kinda different. He let it cool down q bit before eating some of it.*
"One of them is my very good old friend. The other is Mao, who I interviewed and he seems very trustworthy and perfect for the job."
“Do you like it?” Basalt asked.
“Oh, okay.” She said. “I was wondering if you were involved with the pupa recruitment thing? I was actually going to request and audience with the Monarche to see if I could help out with the system, when I saw you.” She ground her teeth, embarrassed. “I didn’t mean to confuse you, I just tend to keep my ears everywhere. Sorry, it’s a just a weird habit I have.” She backed up a little more. “Maybe- maybe I should go. I could come back… later.” So dumb! She thought. He doesn’t know you!
“Interesting.” Zephyr said, watching the two dragons talk. The red one seemed like she was about to fly off. She looked back at Vixen. “Have you known him long?”
