Although Aslan may have been a little careful in his intial approach, he soon joined her with little prompting and his mood appearing to lift as well. Novella's own concerns began to fade slightly, though she still awaited his reply to her question, just in case there was something upon his mind. Instead however she was met with a far more light-hearted comment and reassurance that everything was ok with her son.
"I had begun to fear you thought that was the case." She teased him in return, it'd been a while since they had sat together like this, both busy with something or other though she knew not all of what had taken up her son's time. "You'll never be too big for that though." She reminded him, a slightly softer tone to her voice.
