"I know. We've seen the results of someone following the path 'set' for them by society, and it's something neither of us are comfortable with..."

But, she was blushing again. He wasn't saying that just for appearances; he meant it. He was too sincere, too blunt for pretenses and frivolities like she'd dealt with before, but that only meant she was entering more unfamiliar territory. How do deal with this appropriately...?

"To be honest, I... don't know. I suppose I have a lot of questions for you."

She flicked at some of the snow with her finger of the edge of the building, watching it fall down to the ground below.

"I do want to ask first, before anything else... were you... interested in me before we came to Saeng Seong?"

She wanted to know how long she'd been clueless. She needed to know.