Broken Antler Fen lovers dance when they're feeling in love

Instead of happily telling him more about her supposed future new function, Maia seemed to panic at it. Eljay wasn't very used to others panicking at all and it struck him like a lightning bolt. Did he do this? Oh no! Even though Maia kept talking, he could feel in the thrum of her voice and the way her eyes shone that there was a lot of uncertainty and insecurity in her mind. Soon it spoke volumes in her words too.

Oh — no, no no no, I didn't mean to... he murmured, unsure how to stop her from spiraling down further. I.. I'm sure you're already doing it. He wasn't sure what else to say! Otherwise Wraen wouldn't have asked, or.. or she would've said specifically what you should do, right? Yes, Wraen was sensible. If there was anything Maia should be doing specifically in her role then Wraen would've totally told her about it! Hopefully this logic would apply to Maia's panicking mind, too. Eljay felt immensely guilty for making her feel this way.

He wanted to ask if Maia had accepted yet, but now just didn't seem the right moment; first he wanted to wait for her to calm down.