[ There are so many things that she would say if only she could find the right way to say them. In some ways, she envies the apparent ease with which her sister and Aymeric get along. Of course, she has heard from her sister that they have had their own share of hurdles, but from the outside, it looks as though their relationship has progressed faster and with more ease than the one she has with G'raha, such as it is.

Maybe if she were more like her sister, she and G'raha would actually have a relationship: a romantic one. But at the end of it all, she keeps coming back to the idea that she can only be herself. And while she may have her doubts that G'raha could ever love someone like her, he has told her how he feels, and that is what she chooses to focus on when her doubts arise. ]

Yes. [ She has to will herself to not think too hard about her words, to just let them come out as they will. ] Yes, there is something that I need, and that is...

[ She has to pause for a moment, because up till now, it seems that she has done nearly everything wrong, and she has been quite unfair to him. ]

If- If you'll still have me, if it isn't too late... [ She shivers involuntarily in response to his brushing her hair, but she plows on ahead anyway. ]

I want to grow alongside you... With you. [ The words sound foolish even as she says them, but she hopes that he understands her meaning. ]