"Thank you for making the right choice" With a bit of effort she stood up on the chair (just barely avoiding stepping on her dress and tumbling to the ground) and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "And thank you for following me."

Following his gaze back down the hall, her chest clenched again. "No, I think I'll go back to my room. Pass along my apologies? Don't lie, but um, maybe don't tell them what happened?"