She was thankful for the reprieve, considering her cheeks had just started to heat up. Having somebody's undivided attention like that...especially a boy's...was still so new to her. How much of her life had she spent fighting to be noticed for more than a few seconds at a time? How much of her life had she spent hiding in plain sight?

And he was complimenting her, too. Openly and unabashedly. Different from how Damian would.

"Thank you. Habit, I suppose. Back home, it was the only way I ever had a chance of learning things."