"Absolutely," she replied without skipping a beat.

With a smile, she seemed satisfied by his choice of action. He could take all the time to think about it that he wanted. Fact of the matter was that she thought if they made a promise together, they'd feel closer to one another. But was that really such a good thing with what she was getting herself involved with?

Probably not. And she probably knew it.

"I was thinking," she began as her head tipped and she eyed the ground. "That maybe we should just... relax today. I know I said I was going to show you the contest hall, but I really like the idea of sitting down for some lunch with you and just talking. I missed talking with you a lot."