The proximity of her lips to his ear did not go unnoticed, and her words carried a shiver down his back as he considered them briefly. Her touch did have an electrifying effect on him, one far more pleasant than the live wire might have been. He inhaled the scent around her quietly, and felt his own body relaxing near her, his ankle still reminding him of the fall with dull throb of pain now and then. All in all he still found the trade acceptable, some pain as a sacrifice along with his dignity to bring him near her again. As a servant of the Emperor and the House Itugen he did not believe a servant should desire too much. Yet her company was certainly desirable, and if their actions were not hindering either, then he saw no reason to avoid the pleasure of her company.<br/><br/>"I do not find you responsible for the incident, and given most others should have been able to avoid it, I find it was a matter of bad luck, poor timing, and yet a pleasant surprise at the end." He smiled while moving with her, staying close as he took a few steps, his foot limping slightly, but he wasn't hissing in pain or looking like he was going to suffer for long. Something that would make him awkward and slow for the rest of the day perhaps, but unlikely to cause anything lasting. "I think a moment's rest would be wise though, and would permit a closer examination of the injured area. I believe its minimal, something that will pass in a day or two, but having someone else's opinion would prove useful. If you do not mind allowing me to enter your quarters, I would find such privacy would be preferable to a public examination of the effects of 'pride going with the fall'."<br/><br/>He smirked casually at this, but pressed one hand against the wall, trying to subtly support himself off of it as well as maintaining some sense of his heading. A little pain and clumsier step did throw his sense of surroundings a little off, after all. Or perhaps it was the excitement of her presence. Not that he was complaining about that. "Besides, while I may have lost the said pride and feel a minor pain, I still find myself lucky to find a companion I enjoy conversing with. So while it may seem crude of me to say I feel I was lucky, considering the possible harm to the machine spirits, I am still grateful for the opportunity. I simply hope the machine spirits will not carry a grudge over this." He believed in the Imperial Creed, but that did not mean he found anything wrong with the Cult of the Omnissiah either. He would admit not knowing enough to judge, but the Imperial Creed welcomed the Tech-Priests, and his personal experience with at least one particular one had him smiling, so he didn't see any harm in respecting the said machine spirits.