[her being here does mean something. she may not know what, but it is something. and though she remains avoiding to look at him for another moment, as he offers to walk her back to her room she does turn her gaze back to him.
composed. swallowing back whatever feelings may be rising in lieu of his easy, courteous manner of speaking.]
I do wish to join you. [her hands drop down, clasped before her.] Walking alone this late at night sounded...lonely; you can use the company.
[a pause. an indecipherable look. searching for an answer, a reasoning to why she agreed to join him, and her shoulders drop. a moment of vulnerability.]
As can I.
[because she's lonely. in a way that the others could not possibly understand. in a way that had made it so easy for her to fall for him long before she learned of his past.
she will not fall for him again, she is making certain of that. but...there will always be that pull towards him she's not felt with anyone else. their experience together on Oriande, it feels almost tethering.]
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composed. swallowing back whatever feelings may be rising in lieu of his easy, courteous manner of speaking.]
I do wish to join you. [her hands drop down, clasped before her.] Walking alone this late at night sounded...lonely; you can use the company.
[a pause. an indecipherable look. searching for an answer, a reasoning to why she agreed to join him, and her shoulders drop. a moment of vulnerability.]
As can I.
[because she's lonely. in a way that the others could not possibly understand. in a way that had made it so easy for her to fall for him long before she learned of his past.
she will not fall for him again, she is making certain of that. but...there will always be that pull towards him she's not felt with anyone else. their experience together on Oriande, it feels almost tethering.]