Zouichi was... glad, that she didn't pull away. He suspected that he couldn't truly understand what it was like for her, expressing her feelings to someone not Eldar. Could only guess at what the reaction of her peers might be, or her enemies. But whatever the consequences, as long as the result of that internal conflict allowed, he wished to be at her side.

For a long moment, the only sound was that of the leaves rustling outside. "I'll be sure to alert you," he promised. "If that ever happens."