Artemis gratefully took the seat next to Ben, smiling timidly with his praise. “Th-Thanks..” She replies, and was about to take a look at the book he mentioned when she was startled by the outburst, causing her to instinctively to grip his arm. 

“A-Ah!! I’m sorry, I-I didn’t mean to!” Artemis cried out, immediately letting go not a second later. “L-Loud noises really scare me sometimes..” She managed to mutter, her hands holding onto her own arms now, her body visibly shaking slightly from the whole ordeal. She tried to calm herself down by taking deep breaths, which worked a bit, but weirdly enough she was still thoroughly shaken up.