[ She doesn't blame him for not liking it - she wouldn't either. But if she helped him a little bit, she was happy, and it shows; the air in the library felt a bit warmer as she grinned at him. ]

You're welcome.

[ She looked thoughtful for a moment, suddenly wanting to ask if his seraphim friend Mikleo - or any of the others - had ever fallen victim to malevolence but that felt like a very personal question to ask. She discarded it. ]

Hmm... I see...

[ ....how did their conversation get so serious and blah? ]

Hey, why don't we talk about something else?

[ Something less likely to lead into uncomfortable territory. ]