Honeyed Pasture ah, there's still time

Remaining wedged in place, all of her muscles unusually tight, she regarded her friend with a mixture of relief and uncertainty. If she could guess, he likely wasn't aware of the changes her body was going through. But she was. And if asked, she said she would have preferred to keep it that way. Not all males could be trusted. Something she hadn't learned, but some deep feeling told her as much.

She shook off his little stumble of phrasing. "No no, I get what you mean. How...how was the coast? I can't say I've been up that way before." She admitted, trying to make conversation. Realizing that she had been staring at him a little too long, and not in a way that agreed with her, she was grateful to hear his voice again, noting the time that had elapsed since he'd seen her. "Y-yeah...I needed to stretch my legs for a few days. But...I am glad you are well." She tensed, forcibly resisting the pull to go to him.