She could've lost herself in that tender embrace, feeling the warmth of the beautiful Princess alleviate the tinges of pain that bothered her so, but not as long as she was close to Crystal, smiling softly as her cheek brushed against the girl's, tingling pleasantly at the gentle touch of her skin to Crystal's, closing her eyes and taking in the sweet smell of lavender that emanated from her lady....how she loved that wonderful scent, but...Irina had to wonder why she always felt this way around the Princess, why all of a sudden her emotions could change in an instant...upon glancing at that face of infinite beauty that stared at her with shimmering eyes of amethyst, such shades of purple that seemed to hypnotize the knight...into just giving in and letting herself go. Twas only weeks, but it felt as though months that Irina had come to know her lady, charming yes, and a hint devious, leaving the woman flustered as ever, and...even in this moment she was at peace, there was always that infamous deviousness about when Crystal was near.

As much as she wanted to pretend it didn't happen...it most certainly did. She felt it, the tender touch of the Princess' lips to her skin, a tiny peck upon the cheek, or moreso the nape of her neck, just a tad below her earlobe, but still....Crystal kissed her. [i]W-what?[/i] And Irina....she was at a loss for words having felt the kiss, the very minute area where her lady's soft lips had made contact tingling ever wildly and sending chills throughout Irina, even after her the Princess' lips had retreated and left the woman awestruck inside, her heart absolutely aflutter. True, twas not a kiss upon the lips, and even so, the kiss could've just been in more of a friendly manner. Natural it was for two women, close friends or not, to exchange such brief and friendly kisses, at least that is how the knight had thought of such manners, but....why such a reaction to such a kiss? Also, it seemed as if that simple touch of her lips to another woman was a bit [i]more[/i] than friendly for the Princess, judging by the girl's ever noticeable smirk present upon those same lips, and the subtlety of her fingertips tracing the soft contours of the woman's face, Irina's cheeks slightly reddening with every little touch. 

[i]Ugh....what is wrong with me?[/i] She pondered, listening to how her lady's usual sly and cheeky tone of voice was seeping through those lips...lips she....very much wanted to feel again for some reason, but merely gave a mental shake of further licentious thoughts from her head. Still, the Princess wasn't the only one with a sly tongue. "Was he now?" Irina first replied, not exactly feigning concern for her steed, for she did feel bad for putting her valued horse through quite the stressful gauntlet. "I suppose he worried a great lot for me....as I'm sure [i]you[/i] have, M'lady." And Crystal couldn't deny it either. She may have liked to believe that during the harrowing effort to save her wounded attendant that Irina didn't hear every single one of her frantic pleas, her heartfelt and broken cries for help, but clear as a bell's chime did Irina catch upon every word spoken, up to the point where she unfortunately blacked out. And to her lips, a similar smirk to her lady. [i]Caught ya.[/i] She smiled on the inside....but not just at the aspect of possibly outwitting the witty Crystal, but.....realizing that her lady was worried for her.