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"Hmm?" Cecilia's cheeks reddened marginally. For some reason, James saying he didn't want anything bad to happen to her made her feel really happy in an odd way. "I-I can swim, but I'll be careful," she said in a bit of a whisper also, fully mindful of how close he was to her. She didn't dislike it. In fact, she thought James looked rather cute, especially in times like this. She tended to casually break eye contact now and again, not wanting to catch herself staring like earlier that day. "Though I have to admit, I feel safer knowing you're with me, James," she said warmly, looking at the fire and then at him. She had no reference to know whether what she just said was odd or meant far more than even she may have intended. She just knew it was the truth and now felt like an appropriate time to say it.