Auxana knew that she worried too much but that was just her nature, it’s what kept her alive. Even with the knowledge of how it kept her alive she still hated how it could consume her life. It took her a second to look at Seb. Something made it hard for her to look up. Too much was spinning around in her head. She did like how he felt against her so she curled up into him, kind of like a cat and its owner. She didn’t speak at first, she just breathed softly against him while listening. She caught his speech about protecting her and about the next village being dangerous. She had a gut reaction that made her slightly sad. She had instantly thought that she could get by without him, but why would she want that. He made the trip so much easier for her in a lot of ways. Auxana felt happy that he wanted so badly for her to live. She made the promise to herself that she’d protect him as well.<br/><br/>Then he gave her the ring. She wanted to crush it or break it, but she couldn’t do that to something Seb had given her. Auxana stared at it for a while, depressing thoughts running through her head. She hated the idea that they both thought the same way. She hated that Seb was still a threat, no matter how hard she tried to break that notion. Then again to her everything was threatening, that's just how it was. That ring meant that it wasn’t just a silly thought, and that frightened her. She wanted to give something to him to make him feel safer. Auxana finally looked up at him and managed a smile, just has he buried his head in her shoulder. She put her arms around him and patted his head, while quietly humming soothing tones into his ear.<br/><br/>Once he turned back to her she smiled to match his smile. Her smile though was faintly alluring, and she was very close to him. Just before he closed his mouth at the end of his words she put her mouth on his in a kiss. She had no idea if that was a good idea, but at that moment she could barely contain herself and it was the only way to show him how much she cared about him. She had to be physical because she couldn’t express herself any other way. This kiss however was an action she had thought a lot about. There was no other person that she had ever felt a need to want to be with as she did with Seb. She hoped that he accepted it but she knew that he may not even understand it. Her face was slightly red but she looked very happy.<br/><br/>______________________________________________________________________________<br/><br/><br/>For a second she was incredibly taken aback. She was basing her thoughts on her past? She had no idea. She laughed at his words, they didn't even seem real at first it seemed preposterous to her. Why would she get to be happy? She went to speak up, but he quieted her by telling her not to hate herself. Then tears as she put her hand onto his  squeezing it tightly. Her whole body jolted as she felt the immense sensation, in most situations it would be unbearable but she needed that feeling. She talked through her sobs “Why are you like this? Why are you so nice to me? No one… no one has ever treated me like this.”<br/><br/>She just cried for a bit but eventually she wiped her tears and pulled away from him smiling and laughing dryly. “I guess i’m stupid, to  hate myself.” To be fair that hatred was all she had really ever known. “I’ve never had someone break me so completely. It's hard not to get me to talk in circles even if you’ve known me for years, and you got me to do it in just a few hours. It’s.” She laughed again “What the hell is wrong with me? I guess i just have a thing for heroes.” She didn’t seem fully okay but she at least seemed much better than she had previously been. She continued to be giggly “I think i need a drink, got any milk.” She giggled “Cat’s generally like milk, you know, but its actually not very good for them cold.” She played with hair while looking directly into Kryban’s eyes “Cold milk has a kind of alcoholic affect, luckily i'm not just a cat.” She leaned a bit forward “That’s why i normally spike my milk, Don’t judge me i like it.” After a bit of this she finally calmed herself “Look thanks for saying what you said to me i means a lot, and sorry for getting a bit hysteric, i’ve never felt this warm feeling before.” She smiled wryly “What do you think it means?"