[She does tense a little as she glances up at him, watching with a clear uncertainty...but not fear. Some might be scared, alone with an Ascian and armed only with a book and a fairy, but she's never been scared of much. Besides which, she's fairly confident by now that his plans don't involve stabbing her while she's unarmored.

After a few seconds, she shrugs and shoos Selene aside.]

Doesn't anyone ever knock anymore? What if I'd been messaging you from the bath? [A bath does sound nice, but given she's already had to throw a bar of soap through Ardbert once for annoying timing...] You're not wrong about them being stubborn as all hells about me staying put, though. Like they think I'm going to break if I don't slow down.

[An insistent squeaking from the fairy...who might just agree that she's pushing herself too hard.]