Well, the Commander was<em>not</em>happy, but why would she be?  Though the admiration at her commitment made her grin a bit before she<em>quickly</em>shut it down, and she watched as the older woman became more embarrassed.  Indeed, they were of two different ideologies, but to Elli they were not wholly incompatible, as the Commander's lack of being fazed by her 'profession' showed.  What had bothered her, Elli had figured right, was the kiss... and the commander's lack of speaking up about her concerns she realized.  But to hear it had been their anniversary... that would explain things quite a bit.<br/><br/>She was... crying though, just a bit.  The self-depreciation though... the uncertainty... Elli stood, and walked around the desk, to pull the Commander into a hug where she sat, to comfort her not as a knight, but as a friend, even if they were more associates, commander and knight, than friends.<br/><br/>"No, you are not foolish; you are hurt, and because of that you are concerned about the one you love." Elli said, softly into her ear "I'm here to help you sort it through though, and I can help clear things for you, I figure.  The largest problem is the kiss, right?  She didn't want to let them, you know; they just up and kissed her, surprising her... she never meant to allow them to do so, and she immediately banned them from the temple, you know..."<br/><br/>She shifted a bit, to sit on the Commander's lap, still holding her comfortingly as she spoke softly.<br/><br/>"In fact... when I went to see her yesterday, I told her that there was to be no kissing, and you know what her response was?  She wouldn't have done it anyway; it was for my<em>lover</em>to kiss me, not her." she continued, a soft smile on her face as she tried to do her best to comfort the older woman "She told me how you taught her what love was, how she wished she didn't have to go through that training and would have rather been with you, and how she loves you in the manner of<em>our</em>faith, not hers... she even mentioned that she was concerned that her own lust for you was part of why you wouldn't talk to her, and she even listened to my advice about trying to at the very least tone it down.  You question what you are to her... but I honestly believe that you are to her what she is to you, Syceras."<br/><br/>She sat back a bit, straddling the woman to look her in the eyes, smiling sweetly, almost innocently.<br/><br/>"None of us are perfect, as we both know, but love is about accepting the flaws with the merits, right?" she offered, quite rhetorically "I think you should give her one more shot, for the sake of love, for Shelyn... and for the happiness of you both..."