"I'd have helped anyone else in the same situation, the same as we did for you, and no thanks be expected," Erin said gently.  "After all, you couldn't expect us just to leave you how you were, and not at least do what we could," she added.<br/><br/>She blinked in surprise as he lifted her chin, unable to keep herself from studying his features as he spoke.  She'd not known she was showing any submissive tendency, but she wasn't surprised he'd clue in on it that she was.  "I'll do my best not to, although I wasn't even conscious I was projecting that leaning," she said, making herself keep looking at him, though she wanted to lower her eyes again under his scrutiny.  She couldn't help but notice how attractive he was, with the two of them being so close, and silently chastized herself for it.  He'd just been through what was probably the most traumatic experience of his life, and he didn't need anyone fancying him just now.<br/><br/>Preoccupied with these thoughts, she didn't even notice he'd started toward the kitchen without putting on his clothes first until he was speaking to Janessa.  She watched the play of muscles under his skin as he brushed his long hair out of his face, her eyes skimming over him and noticing his lack of hair before she glanced down again, distinctly flustered.  Janessa seemed to have everything in hand, and she wondered what she could do to put her mind on something else, when the idea of setting the table occurred to her.  Going to the cupboard where they kept their plates, she took down three from the top of the stack, only to lose her grip on them and have them shatter when they hit the floor.  Either Janessa hadn't been quick enough to catch them, or she'd not wanted to use her skill in front of Larrin.  Rather than being angry at the mishap, Erin only stared at the pieces of broken plate with a bemused smile, before going to get the broom and dustpan.<br/><br/>"It's usually Janessa that breaks things around here," she said casually, lest Larrin wonder what she thought was amusing.  She glanced a questioning look to her friend, wondering whether she might feel comfortable enough to tell him their other secret besides their healing power.  She knew they would have to eventually, especially if Larrin was going to be with them for a while, and she was also concerned about Larrin's shields that he had up constantly in their presence.  She suspected he probably wasn't used to having to use them, and she worried what the effect might be if he kept it up.  She already was fairly sure of what he was, but she wasn't sure how to tell him without revealing her other skills to him, and she didn't want to do that until Janessa felt comfortable enough with him to share her own information.