Now that she was ridiculously tired from climbing, she set there on the edge and shifted more than normal. When he finally moved up beside her, she shifted a little closer to him. Granted, his slightly short stature and large muscles reminded her of her father kind of, but she didn't care. The man hadn't yelled at her or even snapped at her even, she was so appreciative for that.
Most men found women like her to be frustrating from lack of strength.
While he hadn't broke a sweat, Merope was terribly out of breath and in slight pain from her birth. "....T-Thank you for...everything....I-I won't keep you." She lowered her eyes to his hand and rested it lightly on his own with an affectionate stroke. "...W--What is your name..?"