And just like that, her heart was pounding in her throat again. Haurchefant was holding her so close, and even with her own armor muting the sensation a bit the hug was so warm and comfortable. And then... He said that.

Adela couldn't stop herself from sighing, or from the thoughts flooding her mind. She... She couldn't run from it anymore, could she? Not from how she was feeling, how she felt in general... Not when he was being so honest with her.

"It does not bother me... That is to say, I do not dislike it," The wording was clumsy, and she knew she was beet red as she shook her head, "You have already done so much for me. You took me in when I had no where else to go, fought at my side... You nearly gave your life for me, when it came down to it."

She buried her face against his chest where she could, breathing out hard as she tried to relax and, finally, reaching to hold herself close, "I suppose it is harder knowing that I cannot stay for too long... That I must keep moving, regardless of what tries to tether me."