[hr][center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjcyLjAwYjdlMC5UR2xzYVdVZ1JHbHZibTVsLjAA/velocity-demo.regular.png[/img][/center] [hr][indent] Lilie held back her giggle, her free hand over her mouth as she continued to pull the count along. [color=deepskyblue]"Actually, I was watching the whole thing. I couldn't get to you, but it was like I was floating on the water. Kinda reminded me a little of whenever I meditate in the sea with Esi,"[/color] She admitted. [color=deepskyblue]"I was a little worried at first, but honestly, I think I would've done everything that you did."[/color] Well, she probably would've had a lot less dignity, but she meant what she said. It was nice to see him do something nice instead of scolding her--maybe he didn't think so badly of her after all. And he didn't even know she was watching, so it's not like he was faking it, either. She smiled to herself, tucking a stray hair behind her ear. If she had to be stuck with any vampire, she was happy that it was with him. At the very least she could say that the princess was succeeding in bringing them closer together. [color=deepskyblue]"I could tell you were really worried about me. It was sweet to protect me like you did,"[/color] She told him as she looked back at him, though she remembered that he probably couldn't see her. Focusing instead on the path ahead, she guided him carefully over a root. [color=deepskyblue]"And don't worry, there's not a challenge we can't get through together. We're basically unstoppable now."[/color] She grinned. [/indent][hr] [sub][right]Leading [@Bert Macklin].[/right][/sub]