He nodded as she talked him out of his worry, at least enough for him to smile, "Mercenary?  Never been called that...<em>a mercenary with roguish charm...</em>" he narrated with a smile, "I guess that's how I enthralled you, huh?"  He turned and slid his arm around her, leaning down to kiss her properly.  He paused for a moment, though, looking up at the tree, realizing that Drael was somewhere up there... he wanted Valla, but he wasn't quite sure what she would think.  And he couldn't think of a good way to<em>ask...</em>