Emiri listened to Jaakuna speak, though she put her head on his shoulder, leaning against him. He was glad for Savayna's sake. That was good. She closed her eyes "[b]I'm glad you're glad.[/b]" She said softly. She wondered what they were talking about. She wondered what Nadeline was doing. She wondered what Wesley was doing. Why did everyone suddenly seem so far away? Why did things have to end up like this? She was somewhat certain Grant would return, but she was unsure about Nadeline. She wished she could convince her, but it seemed whatever they were going to do was important so even if she convinced her, they had to go find Reia. She let out a small, wistful sigh. So be it. She would make sure she was strong enough to protect Jaakuna. She wasn't going to let anything happen to him. Not without a fight.

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Savayna wanted him to be careful. At least, that was what she had said. Grant felt like she wanted to say more, but it seemed she was just as hesitant as he was. It kinda sucked, all things considered. Wesley had Nadeline, Jaakuna had Emiri, yet when it came to Savayna and him, they had to split. He wanted to ask her to go with him, but he was pretty sure she wanted to go with him, and he didn't want to make her feel bad. He wasn't going to force her to choose between him and Jaakuna, and maybe he didn't want to because he was somewhat insecure about that. It was then he noticed that he hadn't said anything yet. He needed to say something to her. Wish her luck? Tell her to be careful as well? What would he say? Something. Anything. 

"[b]I don't want to.[/b]" He found himself saying, overcome with...something. He didn't know. He didn't want to think. And so he acted without really thinking. He raised both of his arms, lightly cupping Savayna's face in his hands. He stared right into her eyes, though before he even noticed, he leaned in and kissed her.