Elann’s admiration of him served to further cement his own positive image of himself. There was an ego there in him though it wasn’t loud and boasting. It was self-appreciation spurred on by the appreciation of his partner. Her compliments made his smile remain, softening in a shy way as if he didn’t want his own handsomeness to be pointed out. It wasn’t known to him until she said as much that she appreciated his qualities as a man and not just as a person, she was attracted to him in the way man and woman were attracted to one another, what made the brothels in Zeltiva as successful as they were, what made it so that the women of said brothels sought to encourage him up the stairs to their private rooms.

In his shyness he looked away from her towards the fire a little bit before she did. Noah looked back at her as she was pulling away to come back and crawl towards him to lie over his lap. He watched her fingers go over the skin of his chest and shoulder, eyes trailing down her arms to eventually land on her face. His head canted to one side as she spoke on nature, his gaze showing his devout attention on her as she spoke.

“Really?” he questioned. “You certainly seemed like you did; you rarely left often.”

To Noah, it was clear she was more a homebody kind of person, someone who liked to be within their own space while rarely leaving. Noah liked having his own space as well, even away from her at times, but his curiosity begged to be satisfied, often causing him to leave the comfort of his home – before he met her – and venture out into Syliras. It was partly why he chose the job in Syliras he did, as a courier. He was a flyer and had to divulge his Kelvic nature in order to secure the job after quitting the one he had as a dockworker. Being a courier meant he was able to constantly see the world, even if it was the same thing every day, he was always on the move. A dockworker didn’t have the luxury in loading and unloading ships day in and out.

“Was it the city?” he inquired. “Did you stay inside because of the city… the guards and the walls? I didn’t like them but I didn’t like staying inside all the time either.”

Noah took up the hand near his face and held it over his heart, gazing down at her still.