Ruli chuckled softly at her. "You could try." He quipped.

"And, yeah, I think it was more because it was the proper thing. Sort of trumped his insistence that we stay apart." Ruli grabbed another fistful of sand, likewise cold, and likewise unwilling to leave. 

"Elva asked about us." He said suddenly. "I think shes tired of us sharing a bed under her roof. I told her that wouldn't be a problem anymore. But if she's asking, I assume everyone knows. Not that Ysaryn was subtle about it."