At the smile in his voice, Flonne smiled as well -- she couldn't help it. It was a relief to hear even slight amusement. But, then he was back to the quiet words, averting her eyes. As he began his next attempt to talk about the true matter at hand, she swallowed with some difficulty, tugging at the hems of her sleeves. What was he going to say? Maybe he really was going to tell her to leave? Or something worse...?