Mesaraih glanced over briefly at the bookcase. "Well there's still the other way out," he said, tilting his head towards the staircase. "But to be honest, I'm struggling to think that far ahead right now."<br/><br/>As Ester leaned her face closer to his, a strand of her hair came loose and fell near her eye. He lifted his other hand to tuck it behind her ear, brushing her cheek lightly as he did so.<br/><br/>"This doesn't mean I'm not still scared of you, you know," he whispered to her. Then he kissed her again, exploring her lips more fully than before and pressing her body even closer with the hand that was on her waist.<br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF00">Valehna was close to the bottom of the staircase now, but frustratingly enough, it seemed like the voices had only gotten quieter, and she could still not be sure they really belonged to Ester and Mesaraih. She stepped quietly as she descended the last few steps, and her mouth opened in surprise at what she saw.<br/><br/>It was Mesaraih and Ester. And they were locked in an embrace, kissing passionately. <br/><br/>Valehna felt a flood of questions invade her mind. This seemed to go against everything she had seen of the pair up till now. She was still slightly suspicious of Ester, but slightly less so now. It seemed unlikely she'd control Mesaraih just for... this.<br/><br/>She turned around as Tal followed her down. She walked a few steps up to meet him.<br/><br/>"Uh... you can interrupt if you want. We need their help, but I... yeah, no. I'm not going to talk to them," she said, crossing her arms.<br/><br/>"They're kissing," she said, before Tal could question her on what was going on.</span>