[ Despite how it seems to irk him, Grelle’s face lights up when he utters her name! She takes a breath to say something about how sexy it sounds, rolling off his tongue, but she quickly finds herself rendered speechless.

Setting aside her fork, she reaches out to take his hand. ]

Yes, you have been relentless, in the past... but, that said, you are the more level-headed one between us, and that’s saying quite a bit, isn’t it? [ A chuckle. ] I can’t imagine it’s been easy for you, either.