road to transformation

She appreciates the space he offers her and finds herself conflicted once more. A deep breath through her nose to save from gasping also spares her from another round of coughs as she listens to his thoughts on sieging and a potential move. She didn't deny it would be nice to be a bit closer to family, if for no other reason than she trusted her uncle to not stab her in the back, the way some other members of the Empire wouldn't hesitate to. His comment about the cold got a smirk from her, second, (or was it third or fourth by now?) wind gained. "But we don't want to go somewhere too warm either. Snuggling is so much more appealing when there's a bit of chill in the air..." She stepped closer with a small chuckle. The tiredness around the edge of her eyes betraying that she was about ready to be done with serious topics for tonight.

"speech"