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Kian's tease earned a narrowing of Rhonann's eyes, but she followed along with the pull anyway. "Butthead," she huffed lightly. Figures that it was a sassy little thing like Kian that she fell for. Still, he had his moments~

Was this one of those moments? Maybe? She pulled her head back enough to peer at the coated bread, cheeks warm from realizing what a stereotypical couple moment this was. Well, it did smell good. Her gaze rose again with the encouraging words. "Time fer us.." she murmured, finding the phrase just as tantalizing as it was foreign. It would be steps; one day at a time. It really wasn't just her anymore. She took a deep breath and leaned back forward. "I do remember how ta feed myself," she challenged before taking a bite anyway.

The touch of the sweet honey made her stomach grumble, reminding her that it had been a while since the meal night before. She quickly followed it with a piece of fruit, chewing thoroughly as she debated her next words. "Last night.. meant a lot... was nice," she murmured around the food with her eyes off to the side, purposely trying to muffle herself out of bashfulness. After announcing earlier that it wasn't going to mean anything, she felt the need to redact her statement. Now that everything was in the open.. perhaps it was redundant, but it still felt good to say.

The bashful side glance swiftly turned into the more common death glare, swallowing the fruit quickly to give a growl. "Try it, I dare you," she growled, glancing at the open window. Gods, to think he would actually be so boastful about what she'd just said! ..Not that she usually cared about what others thought of her, but it was the principle of the thing! He would either get a bolt or be quickly joining the crowd outside!

Then Kian did get serious again, and she felt her face grow hot right with his words. Why did he get to look so calm and collected saying something like that?! She wanted to give a snarky reply, but instead.."Yeah, well, you, too," she mumbled back, shoving another piece of fruit into her mouth. She could not imagine opening herself up to anyone else. There never had been before, and, gods willing, there never would be again anyone like Kian was to her.

Still, she had to be careful. She still had business to finish. Despite how wonderful the moment was, that thought danced around the back of her mind. She was free to go back to her original task before the war had interrupted things, and she knew how Kian felt about her determination for vengeance. If he was still willing to help-

Later. She could think about that later. Kian was right about one thing. They needed to give themselves time to enjoy the other side of the bridge they had just crossed. "Ye're a cocky little brat, ya know?" she grumped with a small smile.

Well, at least he admitted his guilt! "Ye've always been demandin', too," she snorted, trying to cover the flutter in her chest as he scooted closer. Her mind went right to where Kian had probably expected it to at the mention of spending more time together before the bath, making her whole body heat up. How was she supposed to handle all of these new feelings?!

It really had been a battle. She couldn't help meeting that gaze and feeling a tiny bit of guilt. She had fought tooth and nail to keep herself from exposing her heart to commitment. They both had, frankly. Each little brick removed from those walls had created the path they were now walking on together. What could have been if they had allowed themselves the space the be together a little bit sooner?

Rolling her eyes, Rho finally smiled and slipped around to straddle over Kian's lap, her arms going around his shoulders again. "Brat," she mused again before reaching to catch his lips with her own. Just one day at a time. That was all. One day at a time.