Tahira awoke to sounds of someone approaching the camp, rather noisily at that. Part of her said it could be someone dangerous, but her hope that it was Dahler outweighed her wariness. An idea came to her, and so she continued feign sleep. He sensed him come close to her, looking right by her face, and had to fight hard to keep from blushing. For a long moment, they remained close like that before she slowly began to pretend and wake up. Slowly, she opened her eyes and sat up, almost laughing as he backed up and pretended to just be arriving. She noticed he was wearing her cloak again. ‘Where are his clothes?’ She wondered, but was too shy to ask.<br/><br/>She sat across from him, happy for the company again. However when he began to talk about Kaze, she became worried. “Is he hurt?  Have you seen him?” She asked urgently. “He’s been leaving at night…I worry for him…” She reached out and placed a hand on Dahler’s arm, the first physical contact she ever shared with him. “Do you know if he’s safe?”<br/><br/>She tilted her head as a sudden thought came to her. “Did you follow me here? Why don’t you just travel with me? I’d love your company.” She blushed at the sudden confession, hoping she didn’t sound too silly.