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Average? AVERAGE?! I couldnât help but stumble as she said average. âHeaven forbid!â I said. âAverage?! Is that how you see yourself?â I shook my head. âHave you looked at yourself lately? Youâre absolutely stunning, and youâre modest about it. And Iâm sure you have an absolutely beautiful name, to match your absolutely beautiful self.â
She hides a laugh behind her hand as he goes on animatedly over her appearance. Leena had met quite a few... odd characters through her journeys outside of Arni, many whom were charming in their own unique ways, but this was just something else. It was as if he'd never seen a woman before; by no means did she find herself unattractive, but her looks just didn't warrant this much of a scene. "Well, it is hard to find a mirror out here," she laughs, cheeks red. "Oh! Yes! My name! I'm sorry, how rude of me!" She sticks her arm out and offers her hand for a shake, because she'd come to learn that was how people expected a first meeting to go, "Leena. And -- thank you, you're very kind."
















