[Every muscle in her stomach tenses. She knows the look well enough—her deeds are indeed renowned enough that she has seen many a young man (and of course, sometimes, a young woman) gaze at her with that exact intense look.]
I can't-
[She pushes a steadying hand back on his shoulder so that he doesn't faceplant into the ground, but Yenh shifts backward and adjusts her skirt back to a modest position. Really, if she'd thought for two seconds about this whole idea and the fact he'd been a little sweet at the feast... she could kick herself.]
I'm sorry, Kaph, you don't- if you've feelings like that, it's safer that I not nurture them.
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I can't-
[She pushes a steadying hand back on his shoulder so that he doesn't faceplant into the ground, but Yenh shifts backward and adjusts her skirt back to a modest position. Really, if she'd thought for two seconds about this whole idea and the fact he'd been a little sweet at the feast... she could kick herself.]
I'm sorry, Kaph, you don't- if you've feelings like that, it's safer that I not nurture them.