That did surprise her. The elevator dinged and the door slowly pulled open, but for a moment she did not move.
She had thought -- Was she mistaken? -- that Krem's world was enough alike to hers that there would not be a misunderstanding. Clearly she could not have been too off in her reasoning. Krem had found some man to be intimate with; he would not have done this if he honestly thought himself betrothed in some way to Hild. Not Krem. But what was there to speak of then, of them?
Whatever it was, it probably was not suited for the elevator. Hild pushed herself off the wall and hesitated, not wanting to give the impression that she was moving away from Krem.
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That did surprise her. The elevator dinged and the door slowly pulled open, but for a moment she did not move.
She had thought -- Was she mistaken? -- that Krem's world was enough alike to hers that there would not be a misunderstanding. Clearly she could not have been too off in her reasoning. Krem had found some man to be intimate with; he would not have done this if he honestly thought himself betrothed in some way to Hild. Not Krem. But what was there to speak of then, of them?
Whatever it was, it probably was not suited for the elevator. Hild pushed herself off the wall and hesitated, not wanting to give the impression that she was moving away from Krem.
"We talk inside," she said with a warm smile.