[She laces her fingers in her lap in front of her,] You're absolutely right, and I should not tease you for your honesty.

[Not after she'd encouraged it.]

I was just flustered. It seems that's a common symptom of our bond for me. [She certainly has spent more time flustered in the last handful of phoebes than most of the time that she's known them. She tucks a stray strand of hair behind her ear.] I feel like I've learned a lot about you since we did it.