[There's a moment, just one small moment, when Shionne is looking at him, holding the scarf up near his face, and he wants to...well, he's not quite sure. Take her hand, maybe, but-- even though it wouldn't hurt him, even though her thorns don't bother him, he wouldn't, because he knows they bother her. So he keeps still and steady, and the moment ends, and she's dropping the scarf into his hand.]
... Shionne?
[There's concern in his voice at how suddenly she turns away, at how she seems to cover her face a bit...but he doesn't linger on it, and when she changes the subject, he takes the bait easily.]
Do you think there's some way to use artes in this world that might cure your thorns?
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... Shionne?
[There's concern in his voice at how suddenly she turns away, at how she seems to cover her face a bit...but he doesn't linger on it, and when she changes the subject, he takes the bait easily.]
Do you think there's some way to use artes in this world that might cure your thorns?