...Me Softly

"Who - or what - are you?" Maddie asked the man.
"I could ask you the same question," he replied and the scroll twinged with hostility.
Interesting Maddie thought.
"I don't remember inviting you."
"I wouldn't have made it without her," Ishanvi chimed in, timidly. "I'm not good with these... The second and third clues just..."
"You got the fourth by yourself," the man pointed out. "You don't give yourself enough credit, dear."
Lie the scroll telegraphed
The young woman blushed with pleasure at the compliment.
The scroll signaled impatience.
Maddie's fingers traced the paper gently.
Come on, give me one more...