Josephine looked up at Raoul with a light and loving smile. Her cheeks were flushed darker than she had ever blushed before, her slight embarrassment at his question made no change in the color. What did she want?She thought about this a moment. She wasn't exactly exhausted, but it was not used to this kind of strain. Continuing along this path at the moment may strain her even more. On the other hand, a chance like this was rare and hard to come by. There may not be a peaceful night like this in a long time; longer still if her protectors found out about her sneaking out like this. Putting it off may mean it may never happen. But what did Raoul want? She could tell where he stood in this, just by the look in his eyes. A soft, breathless sigh arose. "My mind a-and my heart speak o-of different paths. I c-can't know which to f-follow."