Raven blinked, features softening, and then creasing, and for a long moment she said nothing at all, looking back at him with wide eyes.
"Are...you asking, or...asking?" she managed finally, as that would great effect her answer. Or not. But...it would be good...to know. Probably. She swallowed, cheeks growing flushed, and she could tell whether she was giddy or angry or just plain taken by surprise.
The question had been asked in the past, perhaps more eloquently, but never provoking such an emotional response, and it frightened her.