Jade Fern Grove only a year ago, i loved you

A part of him was glad that she hadn't seen through him to his obvious crush, which definitely had nothing to do with his decision to select her to be by his side. That'd be corrupt. Still, he almost wished she had noticed that he was super straight for her. It would certainly make things easier on him

From the way a grin crept across her lips, he had no doubt that it would be easy to convince her. Indeed, he probably didn't have any convincing to do. Still, he spoke earnestly. He wanted her to hear what he had to say, since it had worked so well for Xan and could do the same for her. You don't have to be good at it, he said. In the end he would be there, too, and he was nothing if not confident in his skills. You just have to try. I'll be right here for you. We'll do it together. He smiled back, ducking his head to nudge at her chest.