Merrion had moved to hug Quen back when the very next thing he knew, her lips were on his and he froze, his eyes going wide.
Instinctively, he pulled away, his words coming out as nothing but stutters for a bit before he finally managed, "U-um, Quen?" Then it struck him. She was probably just really excited and got caught up in the heat of the moment. He brought a hand to her hair to ruffle it, and with a struggle to keep his voice even, he said, "That was completely you, Quen. Great job!"