With every counter he had for her arguments it was harder and harder for her to come up with excuses for not letting him go with her. And while she was able to touch him once or twice - she couldn't let herself get used to the idea. Even if he didn't want to get closer to her, she wouldn't ..mind being closer to Alphen herself. But not at the cost of the world. "Do you think I've never thought about that possibility..? Being able to just..travel and see the sights..?" With you, goes unsaid. "For me -" She caught herself -- "I just can't."