[ The parroted words immediately have her questioning herself... Luckily, Miss Tara is here to soothe her nerves. Did she misread that situation back then? No, she's fairly certain... after all, that hadn't been too long after they'd all arrived here, so... ]

I, ah...

[ Must have made quite an impression on him. Well...

...She clears her throat, tipping her head down to look very decisively and intently at Miss Tara and Miss Tara only. Perhaps this way, Gale can't see the way her cheeks have gone pink, though there's no hope for concealing the way the pointed tips of her ears look very much the same. ]

Maybe so... Though, hah, I'm surprised that you find him easy to get along with. A personality like his is just as likely to drive people away, after all...

[ This is better. They can talk about his and Gale's friendship instead. ]