If Orion was surprised that Halle wanted to kiss him, Halle was sort of surprised that he didn't know that of course she wanted to kiss him. He was, without a doubt, her favorite person at the Cirque. The only other person she was nearly as close to was Ghede, and their relationship was much different.

"Good," she answered, her own smile widening. His blush was wonderful, genuine in a way that she wasn't sure she would have even put into words. How funny, that she'd had to come somewhere so bizarre to meet someone so normal and wonderful. "Then maybe we can do it again."