Claire hadn't even realized the drastic slip in her behavior or how quickly it had come on. It would probably remind her of the times she had sat and talked to Adam back in the Village, and how her heart had ached for him when he talked about the long years that he had spent locked up. It had been overwhelming at times to think that could be her. Not the locked up part but the immortality and what it meant. What it truly meant.

Looking down at Caius as he caught her arm, she gracefully turned into the move as he tugged her down onto his lap like it was a natural move for them both. The ease of it caused a small smile to tug at the corners of her mouth at first but then she blinked before looking almost sheepish. "Did I really sound that bad?"