His fingers making contact with her cheek served about as well as a temporary freezing charm. Perhaps it was his closeness or feeling rather self-conscious that he was so focused on her face, but she did her best to convey calm on the outside. Instead, she almost nodded impatiently as he asked her if she was ready. But she held her tongue and only nodded slightly, looking into his eyes (Merlin even kneeling he was still taller than her). "As I'll ever be." she replied quietly.


