Nex stayed quiet for a while, listening to him talk. She could tell he was trying to calm himself down. When he finished, she'd gotten slightly irritated. "My name is Nexaria, but call me Nex." She said harshly. "And you're a cute guy and all, but I don't want this any more than-" She started to add coldly, but she stopped herself. Getting hostile would only need to a fight, and neither of them needed that. She took a short breath and spoke again.<br/><br/>"Sorry, I just...I don't want this either. And I didn't come here to call you back to a meeting." She offered him an apologetic smile. "My guard is outside the garden. I told him not to follow me, so don't worry. Nobody else will discover your hiding place." Her eyes softened and she held his gaze. "I came here for myself. I wanted to see what my supposed husband-to-be was like."<br/><br/>She paused, her eyes suddenly filling with doubt and sadness. She looked over at the hedge, not really looking at anything. She was just avoiding his gaze. "We can't stop it, you know. No matter how hard we try, it won't mean anything. We could pretend to hate each other, cause a lot of trouble, but still. It's been decided." Her voice had an edge of anger hidden in there. "What we feel doesn't matter."