Felih blushes even more darkly, but nuzzles her back and smiles, glowing with joy. "Thank you," he says softly, but there's emotion in it that makes his voice waver.

Gods, he's so happy- and soon, soon... just as soon as everything settles down, they'll be formally bonded.

But then it's his turn to make Q'uila blush more instead, and he laughs. "No, no, no- oh Twelve, sister. Menphina need shine her light on your eyes," he teases, adding, "That is not the sole incident! And I saw him with mine own eyes- he was absolutely distracted by you. And there were countless others, throughout all our travels."