She blinked a few times, feeling her own face heat slightly. Odette was not unused to male attention but she had only ever been embraced so fully by her betrothed. She cleared her throat as he withdrew entirely, patting her full, wavy hair in an effort to distill the awkwardness she felt. "It's alright," she responded, finally sneaking a glance his way. He meant no harm, after all.

"You must be a new arrival here as well," Odette continued, holding up the cloak she had only just now remembered she wanted to give to him. "Here, please...I wanted to give you this. You'll get cold like that."