[Though at first Konoha finds herself confused as to why his gaze and his touch slips away, robbing her of a look that up until a moment previous had been open and content, a touch that had been comforting and warm... The answer presents itself soon enough.
She'd made a mistake in thinking that they would have surely spoken to each other about how to handle dalliances with others in a place like this. Alina had said they were together, she remembers that now, though she hadn't said since when... But surely it had been... since before? They'd been living together this entire time, Konoha had seen how they acted around each other, the physical way they interacted when she'd been over for dinner, and she'd simply... assumed. It had seemed such an obvious necessity to her, and she didn't consider herself wise, so surely everyone else...]
Well... No, it's not... Not as a habit, but with all the gems and the strange festivals and everything...
[But her words trail off. It wasn't right to say something that sounded like she was blaming them for not communicating, or helpful to imply that she found it shocking. All that mattered to her right now is that she'd potentially gone from a lover for the afternoon to a regret that could hurt someone. Her brow furrows, her gaze drops in turn... but it rises again, watching him carefully and trying not to reach for where he's pulled away. Wondering if this means she should pull her robe back over her shoulders.]
Do you... Do you need to talk to her right now... ?
[As much as she had hoped he might stay a while, to spoil him in turn for what he had provided or simply bask in the aftermath without need for deep thought or hurry...
She already knew his heart was elsewhere. So was hers. But if his mind was elsewhere, on another woman in another place... Then his body would be little comfort here in her bed.]
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She'd made a mistake in thinking that they would have surely spoken to each other about how to handle dalliances with others in a place like this. Alina had said they were together, she remembers that now, though she hadn't said since when... But surely it had been... since before? They'd been living together this entire time, Konoha had seen how they acted around each other, the physical way they interacted when she'd been over for dinner, and she'd simply... assumed. It had seemed such an obvious necessity to her, and she didn't consider herself wise, so surely everyone else...]
Well... No, it's not... Not as a habit, but with all the gems and the strange festivals and everything...
[But her words trail off. It wasn't right to say something that sounded like she was blaming them for not communicating, or helpful to imply that she found it shocking. All that mattered to her right now is that she'd potentially gone from a lover for the afternoon to a regret that could hurt someone. Her brow furrows, her gaze drops in turn... but it rises again, watching him carefully and trying not to reach for where he's pulled away. Wondering if this means she should pull her robe back over her shoulders.]
Do you... Do you need to talk to her right now... ?
[As much as she had hoped he might stay a while, to spoil him in turn for what he had provided or simply bask in the aftermath without need for deep thought or hurry...
She already knew his heart was elsewhere. So was hers. But if his mind was elsewhere, on another woman in another place... Then his body would be little comfort here in her bed.]