Well, he hadn't reacted badly but she also hadn't anticipated upsetting him more, which in turn upset her more, and she was frustrated with the way that this was becoming a positive feedback loop.
Still, she didn't begrudge him it and shook her head immediately, staring at him wide-eyed and a little owlish before her expression calmed a bit. "Don't," she murmured, shaking her head. "You don't... You don't have to do anything. I don't want you to go on some quest for repentance or--whatever, no. It's not like that."
There was another of those brief pauses before she kissed him again, trying to get the point across more firmly that way. This time she lingered there, a hand resting at his shoulder delicately. Then she pulled back, shaking her head again. "You don't have to bring me the world to keep me."
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Still, she didn't begrudge him it and shook her head immediately, staring at him wide-eyed and a little owlish before her expression calmed a bit. "Don't," she murmured, shaking her head. "You don't... You don't have to do anything. I don't want you to go on some quest for repentance or--whatever, no. It's not like that."
There was another of those brief pauses before she kissed him again, trying to get the point across more firmly that way. This time she lingered there, a hand resting at his shoulder delicately. Then she pulled back, shaking her head again. "You don't have to bring me the world to keep me."