She found herself trying to fight the urge to lean across and kiss her, looking away from her. "I would...like to be with you, but I will not force you to. I need to sleep, I've ruined this for both of you." She got up, immediately feeling dizzy again. "Cefrey, my wound..." She looked down at her hand. "It's..." She lost her balance, collapsing onto the floor with a crash, which elicited a cry from Nathan.<br/><br/><br/>Paeter followed him out, sighing. "Barty, right now I do not understand why, but Ariadne is loyal to you. She would not bring you here if she didn't trust you with her life." He sighed. "Rather than judging her for things you do not yet know, give her the chance to explain. If I was still capable of going on an adventure I can think of few people I would rather..." His sentence was cut short by Nathan's shout. "Nathan..." he said under his breath, heading back towards the door. "Are you coming or not?" he asked, now more calmly than before.