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Saphira smiled as she graciously took his hand, her cheeks gaining a rouging ever so slightly at the word pretty, a word she was not used to hearing. But quickly scolding herself at blushing for a compliment the guild's flirt had payed to her.
As he helped her to her feet, he began to talk about the question of her helping him with a job. The second the question left his mouth, Saphira's brilliant blue eyes shot up at him in shock. No one had ever asked her to come on a job with them before.
When Akio had finished, his gloved hand high above his head in a position unfamiliar to her, she just stared at him for a moment, believing this was a dream, or cruel practical joke, like the ones Lily liked to play by sneaking up behind others and scaring them with her speed.
But soon, her shook turned to pure glee. A fire danced in her eyes as a dimpled smile erupted across her face. "I would love to go on a mission with you, it would be an honor to fight along side a skilled mage such as yourself," she said trying to make herself sound as professional as possible.
But her child like excitement quickly removed any trace of professionalism from her as she threw her arms around Akio's neck, screaming "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you," repeatedly.
Bouncing, she held Akio at an arms length, "I promise I won't let you down."
"My first mission," Saphira smiled, staring up at the shimmering blue sky above her.
She was finally going to be able to see the world outside the guild, the one that she had been born into, but had never gotten to experience.
Turning back to him, her eyes connecting with his equally blue orbs, "So, when do we start?"