As hungry as she was, Elle forgot her food existed for a moment as she awaited his response with bated breath. He was silent for so long that it made her more anxious and worried than she really needed to be. Her eyes followed him as he stood and finally spoke, her expression clearly crestfallen when he mentioned going home, casting her gaze to the ground. But when he continued, she knitted her brows in confusion and looked back up at him. It made sense that he would be curious about her identity as dragonborn, being someone of considerable power himself, however it was his mentioning that he actually enjoyed her company that caught her off guard, at least she was pretty sure what he had actually said was Nil speak for he had taken a shine to her. It made her smile slightly, especially when he made his intention of sticking with her clear.

[color=00B2EE]"Really?"[/color] she asked in disbelief, clearly not expecting this answer. [color=00B2EE]"Yes!"[/color] she exclaimed and stood up, but quickly caught herself and cleared her throat, [color=00B2EE]"Uh, I mean, I'm not so sure about figuring out this Dovahkiin stuff on my own, and your help would be greatly appreciated,"[/color] she said, taking on a more serious tone, [color=00B2EE]"If I'm being honest, I'm not sure what I should do now. I wasn't even aware dragons existed up until a few days ago, and now it's my destiny to go fight them, which I'm am not exactly equipped to do."[/color] 

Here she paused and pursed her lip before admitting with a small laugh, [color=00B2EE]"I was actually going to ask if you wouldn't mind sticking with me, at least for a little while longer."[/color] 

There were countless times within the past few days where she would have been surely dead if not for the half-mer. From Helgen up until standing between her and an enraged [i]dragon[/i] a few hours ago, he had risked his safety for her time and time again. She had done her fair share of helping him too, and found it rather funny how well they clicked as a team, despite their many differences and being virtually opposites of one another. Besides, if she wanted or trusted anyone to help her with honest intentions, it was him. Anyone else just might want to use her for their cause. She had no idea how to handle power, and he certainly did, so maybe he could help her get a grip on all of this. There was no way she would be able to do this alone.