akwardness

Can dragons fly?"The apparent change of subject didn't seem to startle the Mage. "No. Not at all. They do not have wings, ... "If you want a flying spell creature, you need a Roc.""A what?""A Roc. It is a giant bird," Alain explained. Mari shook her head. "A giant bird. I'm crazy to be listening to this, you know that?""I have thought_ He fumbled for words, for a moment looking just like any other seventeen-year-old young man. Was that actually embarrassment showing? __ou might_be interested_someday_.in flying_on a Roc. I mean_with me._ __re you asking me on a date?_ Mari tried desperately not to laugh at his discomfort. __ date on a giant bird?___m_I do not know_just something to do_together. That is not dangerous,_ Alain added hastily. __oing something together, that isn__ dangerous?_ Mari asked. __hat would be a change of pace for us, wouldn__ it? _ "Have you ever gone_flying_with a girl before?_ __as he blushing? Just the faintest hint of it, but__tars above. She had made a Mage blush. __o,_ Alain said.