He moved so gently when he needed to. It was still hard to reconcile that this sweet-hearted guy was the same one who just casually pushed her and Victra aside in the midst of a heated fight. Technically he wasn't, she knew that much, but...technicalities were stupid.

"Well, don't get too kind to me all at once. I still hate them, and the main part of what's stopping me from really going full-bore with it is that I'm trying to be better than that." She stepped away, suddenly feeling a lot more tired than she physically was. "Because I can be, and I should be. For you as much as me."