Hootle! The sneaky fiend! Well it's not like he was talking, and he couldn't tell Alphen what happened. Her gaze drifted to the crackling thorns that played against his face the longer her hand touched him, and the smile paused as her hand froze, and fingers almost touching his lips. The smile changed to one more bittersweet, and she pulled her hand away from his face.

What was she even thinking.. stealing that fleeing touch was only going to make her want more. She put a hand over her face, taking a breath. She was going to end up waking him up if she kept touching him.