"And that's going better," Amaya remarked, as her attention was thankfully swept away from the inexplicable knot and back to the real business at hand. And she was going to draw in a deep breath, close her eyes and just enjoy it for a moment, one hand--one gloved hand--on her shoulder, and that other--also gloved--hand at the back of Seivarden's head.

Which wasn't really her style, but she was starting to get the feeling that if she tried something more her speed, it would not turn out well. Sometimes, maybe it was better to just...see where things went...