Northstar Vale It's a secret I keep tucked inside my chest

She barely had to think about her answer. Why wouldn't I be? You are a good man, far better than the others who have tried. And that was the solid truth.

Letting silence settle between them, she searched his eyes, body language, face, for further explanation. That was not the kind of question that someone just.. asks, not in such a shy manner anyways. She could feel a familiar sense of hope swelling in her chest - but why? It had been a long time since she wanted anyone to hold that sort of interest in her, and for a good reason.