Kalaya squeezes back, her brow furrowed in thought.

There are many things that Ven might not be telling her - the tone of voice she's using reminds her of the time they'd cooked up the plan to steal Lin's new prized pet. What someone had forgotten to mention was that it was a very loud, smelly and aggressive [i]spider-monkey[/i]. Following an escapade that had involved alot of running, windows, the monkey [i]and [/i]a nearby guard ... the two had ended up having to hurriedly wash fresh night-soil out of their hair before slinking home in defeat.

It had turned out that Ven knew about the monkey, but hadn't thought it would have been that dangerous. It was a tone that said "I [i]think [/i]we can do this" rather than "I [i]know [/i]we can". It was a tone that sounded like she was trying to think up more reasons on why to do this, when she knew the one glaring reason why they shouldn't. 

What that problem was though, could be almost anything - whatever magic they are looking to use might be dangerous for Ven, she might not want to pay whatever price Peregrine would take for the ritual - or, or bear whatever cost the ritual itself might impose on her. There might be something going on with Hell that complicates matters or it might be she's just worried that the Kingdoms will reject her, Cakkavatti nor not.

She squeezes Ven's hand again. Searching her eyes for a clue. Her worry plain as day.

[b]Ven[/b]

C'mon Ven, this is your girlfriend! [i](eeee girlfriend!)[/i] Communication is fundamental to any good relationship. You really shouldn't keep this all bottled up inside. It'll only worry her more at the end of the day.

And just [i]look [/i]at those eyes. That brown waving hair. Those smooth cheeks that just beg for a kiss. Keeping secrets from her is just criminal! And you can see she wants you to tell her, even if she won't ask it directly - even if she respects your privacy too much to pry.

You know her, you know she won't judge you. Whatever it is that you're worried about, it's safe to share.

You look at her hand in yours, and can't help but notice it's warm too.

[Rolling to entice: 6 + 3 + 1: [b]10[/b] - puppy dog eyes deployed!]