[Recognizing his reaction, she quickly realizes her mistake, having let herself slip. Irhya sucks a breath in.]
Ah-- sorry. I'm already kind of screwing this up...
[Though, to be fair, if he were anyone other than an Ascian, perhaps he would've found it a nice compliment. But she had to go for the one she couldn't keep in the long run. Her head rolls to the side; it figures that the one time it counts...]
It's true, though. You have gotten really good at it.
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Ah-- sorry. I'm already kind of screwing this up...
[Though, to be fair, if he were anyone other than an Ascian, perhaps he would've found it a nice compliment. But she had to go for the one she couldn't keep in the long run. Her head rolls to the side; it figures that the one time it counts...]
It's true, though. You have gotten really good at it.