Merryn sighed, wiping some sweat from her brow. She had become so absorbed in their sparring that the woman barely seemed to notice when Nory left. She was only brought back to the present when the younger woman called out and announced Linzi's presence. She gave Kailen a warm smile, "Well, if you're offering... Something cool to drink."<br/><br/>She inhaled deeply, "Best to save the meditation for later, ah? You'll<em>really</em>be sore if we don't stretch."<br/><br/>Her eyes followed him as he went, and a moment passed before she caught herself staring. Jekin's concern brought her attention back to him, "Oh... I didn't know you could hear them." She softly spoke, "I was... trying to shield you from them. Forgive me."<br/><br/>The strength of the connection startled her- they had only just met. Merryn closed her eyes and deliberately, carefully, broke their telepathic link. Her eyes opened, bright and violet, "I'll be more careful next time."<br/><br/>It wasn't much of an assurance, but she was as disconcerted as he, perhaps moreso. She thought back to what it might have been- what she thought out loud to him. It must have been her sentimentality regarding the saber- Val'taros.