[ There's a moment where he almost reaches out for her, despite the fact that only a few minutes ago they were indignant and angry with each other. Despite the fact that she threw his faults in his face while claiming that he thought he was better than her, despite that he'd done the same.

He does it mentally instead, not quite intentionally, like the brush of a feathered wing against her mind. ]

I didn't say I was gonna stop trying. I'll take whatever you'll share with me, Ilde, and I might not get it right away and you might piss me off as much as I piss you off, but I'm not gonna stop trying.