There's no denying that little bit of joy that jumps in his heart when she says that. Diving right in just as quickly as he did! Goodness!

"Let's figure this out, then." Not that they're both refreshed and ready to fight! He reaches out to put his hand back on the barrier, and... hang on, it feels like it's inched away again, on his end. It's definitely still there, but not quite where he had left it. Very strange. "I think... that might have done something to it, too?"

What had they just said that was like something he'd said before? Something... nice? Is it one of those 'play nice and we'll let you free' situations again?