[Brief though that display is, he does manage to catch it, and is smart enough to bite his tongue and refrain from making any comment, even if his smile does pull just a touch more to one side. Amelia has openly referred to herself as having something of a thorny exterior, but aside from brief moments like these and the very first moments of their first breakfast together, he has yet to see much of it.
Perhaps she's not so difficult as she'd like to think, though he can see now that her excitement seems to have eased a bit. Intentional, no doubt, though he doesn't think that can last— not in a place like this.]
As you say— waterfall first.
[He does take the lead, leaping forward to the next ledge, but pauses to wait for her before continuing onward, extending a hand to assist with her landing when she follows, should she need it.]
Take care— even with gravity on our side, I don't believe either of us came wearing the proper footwear for such an endeavor, and it's a bit uneven here. [He does pause, raising his eyebrows slightly.] Are you alright? You seem a touch less eager than you did a few moments ago.
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Perhaps she's not so difficult as she'd like to think, though he can see now that her excitement seems to have eased a bit. Intentional, no doubt, though he doesn't think that can last— not in a place like this.]
As you say— waterfall first.
[He does take the lead, leaping forward to the next ledge, but pauses to wait for her before continuing onward, extending a hand to assist with her landing when she follows, should she need it.]
Take care— even with gravity on our side, I don't believe either of us came wearing the proper footwear for such an endeavor, and it's a bit uneven here. [He does pause, raising his eyebrows slightly.] Are you alright? You seem a touch less eager than you did a few moments ago.