... Maybe that's because Lilia doesn't want to forget about it. He wants to push Malleus, to have him explore those things. To be the one to explore them with him would be even more rewarding, really. For who Malleus is, who he's become, was someone that Lilia wanted fully know. How could he make that known to Malleus?

The comment makes Lilia raise a brow, giving Malleus a look.

"Am I, really? Is that what you see these little touches as? My words? Treating you like a child?" Lilia's thumb moves along still, this time Lilia's eyes glancing down to those lips before flicking back up to Malleus' eyes. "They're not meant to be."