Kire forced herself to look at him straight on when he replied, dismayed and embarrassed when he said her explanation wasn’t really an answer for him. [i]Is he going to make me go on and explain it?[/i] “Uvano?” she said, the word clumsy on her tongue as she stalled again, the word sounding vaguely familiar. “…oh. You named your city [i]that?[/i] Why…did Ysaryn—never mind, tell me later.” She sighed. “I think I need to lay down for this conversation.” She eased herself backwards and half-flopped back, staring at the ceiling so she didn’t have to look at him. 

“I did. Show up, I mean. But I just…I didn’t really have a reason to, besides to visit. And, well, you.” She rubbed her face with her left hand. “But I left because I wanted to keep my word to you and Envy. I did want to go up and knock at your door but—you know. I couldn’t think of another excuse to be there. So I left.”