"Um, are you sure you weren't imagining it?" Dag nab it! Did he really feel something like that through their connection? Was she actually falling for that sorcerer despite the reservations she had? Her cheeks might have turned a shade pinker when he looked at her like that. The gathering dusk would help hide it at least.

"Besides, if it really had to do with kissing, wouldn't folks have figured that out far earlier than a year ago? With how long this war's been going on... If it was that simple, I doubt we'd ever have been brought here!" A strange pang came with the realization and her voice softened. "...That we'd ever have met."