[Rinea is beginning to wonder... is she imagining the awkwardness, or is it actually there? Somnus did not react overmuch when comforting her in the depths of Mab's cavern, so surely touching her is not so terrible as to cause any avoidant behavior... but perhaps the looming threat of revealing secrets about himself is what makes her companion's movement more stilted.

The park distracts her from overthinking, though. Rinea takes a moment to admire the green canopy overhead.]

Yes, I think this will suffice. Avalon's weather is so nice if you can catch it on a rain-free day, don't you think? Rigel's climate was much colder.

[Turning to face him Rinea raises their bound wrist between them, though of course it will only rise if Somnus lets her manipulate them. Will the magic in the twine indicate whether or not a secret is weighty enough to unravel it?] What was spring like in your country, lord Somnus?