John smiled back at her, enjoying the coy glance she gave him. There was something interesting about her that interested him. Perhaps it was just how well she was taking it all. Perhaps it was just that she was a beautiful, intelligent woman who wanted to talk with him.

"Do you often attend tribal ceremonies?" John asked, only half joking. It was not the sort of remark most people would have made, though it could have been nothing at all, it was merely something that had peeked his interest.