Iramaat wonders something similar. Why does Soren come back to her after insisting he didn't want anything to do with her? It's a strange thing to think on. Is it something wrong with her? With him? Does he like her more than he lets on or is he simply morbidly curious? Maybe he despises her and he's just toying with her.

It's hard for her to say. To come to terms with. She clings a little closer, not wanting to leave. Not wanting this to end, not while she still doesn't really know how things are going to end up between them. Or maybe she should just accept his words from a month or two ago and stop thinking about him.

"...it doesn't always end with the dance," she replies softly, "Or it doesn't have to. My personal feelings are still the same. I still... want to be around you. Even if it isn't love or romance or whatever you want to call it. I don't want to steal you away-"

She does.

"-I just want to be able to stay around."