"Funny and a flatterer," she teased gently, her smile turning more genuine. She went up on her toes, one foot at a time, her eyes drifting from the view of the moon back to him as he spoke.

She didn't usually like extended compliments. They were nice, made her feel needed and important, but too much of them invariably left her feeling a certain kind of exposure that felt too much like embarrassment. That, or she would normally begin to feel like someone was buttering her up. It was the former with him but still pleasant. She'd gone a long time believing she was as much of a thorn in his side as Aveline was. Her steps circled back around to where he was, her smile growing and a hint of red at the corners of her face from the verbal attention. "I do what I can. That's all."

He was being distracting again, especially with the way he was practically inviting that apple to her. "Guilty as charge, ser. And I wouldn't look back," she quipped. She waited until he thrust it outward before she grabbed for it and his hand, raising an eyebrow. Her smile curled at the edges. "You're practically teasing me with that, you know."