She said nothing, just looked at him with her big dark eyes. Her posture said she was uncertain, almost afraid and the bond was still sealed shut so he didn’t know how she was really feeling. “You seemed to have opinions about me outside before, what has changed?” She finally spoke after a few minutes where they just stared at each other.

“Not what I meant.” He fumbled for a different way to say it that she’d understand. “Courting maybe? A chance to get to really ...