Otter Creek hey moon, please forget to fall down;;

The touch surprised Alarian, though he was far from bothered by it. Few in his life had shown him affection without some ulterior motive, but he sensed the girl was nothing but sweet. It was slightly baffling. Nonetheless, he leaned into the touch for the brief time it was offered, a new softness in his eyes when the girl pulled away.
You could come with me, if you want. He offered cheerfully-- truthfully he rather hoped she would. The more time he spent around others who were actually kind to him, the more he found himself craving it. It had been easy to isolate himself when his only experiences with others were bad.
Now he found himself with one companion he wanted to protect from the world (Korei), and one he wanted to kiss be very good friends with (does it need saying?). It made the whole loner lifestyle significantly harder to pull off.