"Sorry, sorry for grabbing you so suddenly without asking first," she giggled softly, her shoulders shaking with amusement as she finally loosened her grip and allowed the small, thrashing, silver-haired girl to pull away and leave her arms, "but you see, I have a particular condition where I simply cannot help but fawn over anything that I perceive as adorable and small."
"GASP!"
Briar's big, striking blue eyes went wide with shock, and a certain expression that bordered on genuine fear and awe mixed together, her small mouth hanging open slightly as she processed what had just been said to her.
"S... Small thing... you look at me and you genuinely believe that I am some kind of small... thing? Is that what you mean?"
"Hm? But of course! Without any doubt! You are a very cute and small, and a precious little creature!" Heka smiled warmly and brightly as she exclaimed these words, her voice full of genuine affection and amusement.
