Literature
Night Lights
Night Lights
by Kim McFarland
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It was a dark and starry night. Above the canopy of the Evergreen forest, two pairs of eyes glowed in the darkness.
Orko and Dree Elle were sitting on a blanket spread out on a treetop. A simple spell had stiffened the cloth, making it as stable as a picnic blanket on the ground. Eternos was a populous city, and one had to be inventive to find real privacy.
"It's so dark," Dree Elle said. "All I can see is your eyes. What did you want to show me?"
He glanced upward. "You have to look at the sky for a little while. So your eyes'll adjust."
She looked at him for a moment, then said "Okay."
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