Of course she does. Did he think all these questions were idle, to no purpose? Haleth does nothing without purpose. Nothing.
She looks at him with consideration. "I...also find you fair," she says after a few long moments, blushing faintly as she says it. "And have great respect for your knowledge and ability. You lead your people well, and have dealt most generously with me and mine, beyond anything I could have hoped for."
Haleth was very impressed by the fact that he personally tended her injured when there was no one else to do it. That was something she would never have anticipated. In truth the seed of her attraction was planted there, and took root quickly, little though she acknowledged it.
She blushes more deeply at that thought, and turns back to the meal. "And yet it does not sound as though following this path further would be wise. Particularly not for you, and I am reluctant to cause you harm or distress. That would be a poor repayment indeed for all you have done for my people." She hesitates, and more quietly adds, "Or all you have done for me."
Evening after evening spent tutoring her, building her shaky skill at the language, advising her who among his kin to trust and how to approach them...knowledge beyond price, to Haleth.
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She looks at him with consideration. "I...also find you fair," she says after a few long moments, blushing faintly as she says it. "And have great respect for your knowledge and ability. You lead your people well, and have dealt most generously with me and mine, beyond anything I could have hoped for."
Haleth was very impressed by the fact that he personally tended her injured when there was no one else to do it. That was something she would never have anticipated. In truth the seed of her attraction was planted there, and took root quickly, little though she acknowledged it.
She blushes more deeply at that thought, and turns back to the meal. "And yet it does not sound as though following this path further would be wise. Particularly not for you, and I am reluctant to cause you harm or distress. That would be a poor repayment indeed for all you have done for my people." She hesitates, and more quietly adds, "Or all you have done for me."
Evening after evening spent tutoring her, building her shaky skill at the language, advising her who among his kin to trust and how to approach them...knowledge beyond price, to Haleth.