'Stay' was probably the last word Jaakuna meant to say.

Her eyes were wide at the end of his sentence, though she couldn't quite shake off the rather bitter feeling resurfacing with a vengeance.

'As if I'm going to leave your side after what happened today.'

She felt so stupid, she should't have been surprised at all. Of course he'd want her to stay behind, she was a liability at this point. It was her own fault. But didn't he want her with him? Maybe hearing it from someone else was one thing, but why would Jaakuna say it to her? Tearing her gaze away from him, the unfortunate headache returned, though she was much better at hiding it this time. No, it was for the best, no matter how much she hated it right now. And she really, really hated it right now.

Emiri would stand up, her hands behind her back as she would turn to Jaakuna. She gave him a small, sad smile. "[b][color=pink]It's okay, I get it. Really, I do,[/color][/b]" She admitted, half-shrugging. 

Lorenzo watched the pair carefully, though he noticed Reia was less than amused. Ignoring her for the moment, he placed his elbow on Emiri's shoulder, leaning on her for a moment. "[b][color=f26522]Hey, hey, hey, no need for that face. Remember Anther? I'll take good care of your boy, you can count on that,[/color][/b]" He said confidently. "[b][color=f26522]We'll be back before you know it. Just think of it as a fun field trip![/color][/b]"

"[b][color=turquoise]Fun for who?[/color][/b]" Reia couldn't help but ask. "[b][color=turquoise]You are going to end up driving me insane by the time we get to Archades.[/color][/b]"

"[b][color=f26522]To be fair, I do that on a daily basis.[/color][/b]" He informed her rather cheerfully. Reia muttered something under her breath, though Lorenzo ignored her again as he gave Emiri his attention, pinching her cheek. "[b][color=f26522]Don't look so sad! It's gonna make Jaakie here all moody when we go.[/color][/b]"

Emiri pouted. "[color=pink][b]You all get to have fun and I get stuck here. Where's the justice in that?[/b][/color]"

Lorenzo grinned, looking at Jaakuna. "[color=f26522][b]Sounds like you're going to have to make it up to her. What do you think?[/b][/color]"