“Do you want to go to the Elven Tavern with me?” Serene looked up from her task, gray eyes like the dawn. “Absolutely,” she said. “What a good idea.” “Oh,” said Elliot, stunned by his good fortune. Maybe Serene had been trying to do things the human way, he thought, as he sometimes tried to do things the elven way. Maybe she had been waiting for him to ask her. “Luke could really do with some cheering up,” Serene continued. “Let me go fetch him.” “Oh,” said Elliot.
