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Lilie looked back over her shoulder at Ben, suppressing a sigh. They were literally just getting started, did he really think so little of her? This was [i]her[/i] test, she had to figure things out on her own. She didn't really know how to respond to his offer to help, but she guessed maybe two heads would be better than one. Princess Ryner did say it was a trust exercise, but Lilie felt it was more for vampires to trust their mages rather than vice versa.

As if he read her thoughts, Ben suddenly brought up that he felt like they were distant. She didn't really know how to respond to that, either. But even if she did, this wasn't exactly the time or place to do it. Then again, he was right, and she wasn't entirely sure he was going to drop it. He had this thing where anytime he thought there was a problem or some kind of issue, he wanted to fully talk things out. At first that seemed reasonable and she was happy she never had to worry about actual punishment or other correctional techniques, but after receiving a lecture on the importance of silverware that lasted an hour because she complained that having more than one fork was pretentious, she wondered if it was too callous to wish he would just lock her in her room or something instead.

So yeah, talking right now didn't really seem like a good idea.

[color=deepskyblue]"Um, no, you haven't done anything,"[/color] Lilie told him, deciding that he probably wouldn't press further if she just said that much first. [color=deepskyblue]"But, um...I have to concentrate right now. So..."[/color] She looked up at the canopy, hoping that he wouldn't ask her anything else.  

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[sub][right]Staying close to [@Bert Macklin].[/right][/sub]