DISCLAIMER: The Dragon Prince belongs to Wonderstorm.

~ Touchy Subject ~

"Hey, Rayla," Ezran said. "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for a while now."

Since the child was not normally shy about speaking whatever was on his mind, when he paused without actually asking the question, Rayla thought nothing of it.

"What's your question?" she asked him.

"Can I touch your antlers?"

"First of all, they're not antlers. They're horns."

Even with his poorly developed social skills, Ezran could tell he'd struck a nerve and offended the elf with his question. He opened his mouth to apologize, but before he could get a word out, Rayla snapped, "And no, you can't touch them!"

~end~