No embrace lasts forever, but the feelings they inspire can. The pulling away is purely physical. They're closer than ever in all the important ways.

Sweetness and spice are an excellent combination. She'll have to introduce them to the pleasure of cinnamon sugar toast someday. Simple and delicious. Just like her! She is a showy garden bloom and surely there couldn't possibly be more to her than that.

She likes to tease sometimes. Hasn't Han noticed? The intent is never to hurt, only to amuse. Then again, if he's going to give her smiles like that every time she teases, she might start to think teasing is for other things. It's already a mercy she leaves him fit to walk some days, he might want to be careful.

"Wound? I hope not. I don't aim to wound, only to warn." Reassurance and teasing at the same time? It's tricky, but she'll try it anyway. Her smirk shifts into a more appealing smile and her tone softens, saccharine sweet and dancing along the line of trying too hard to sound innocent. "Chocolate is very serious business and I'm sure you want to make sure you get it right. You're so very... thorough."