[There is a reason she had waited to invite him until after she rolled over to her other side. He does not need to see if she is blushing. But it also means that she doesn't expect the touch that is suddenly there, and-
Hayame flinches on instinct.
She is not accustomed to touch that isn't intended to hurt or to discipline. A moment after she recognizes the gesture for what it is, but... she still doesn't know what to do with it. She had reluctantly learned the shameful act of holding hands for purifying Discord, now the Blight, but...
Her tail swishes against his leg. She tries to relax her shoulders. She wishes that she was still holding his shard, so that she would know for sure if he was telling the truth.]
Do not thank me for that.
[It was pathetic. She'd hoped he would realize by now.]
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Hayame flinches on instinct.
She is not accustomed to touch that isn't intended to hurt or to discipline. A moment after she recognizes the gesture for what it is, but... she still doesn't know what to do with it. She had reluctantly learned the shameful act of holding hands for purifying Discord, now the Blight, but...
Her tail swishes against his leg. She tries to relax her shoulders. She wishes that she was still holding his shard, so that she would know for sure if he was telling the truth.]
Do not thank me for that.
[It was pathetic. She'd hoped he would realize by now.]