[That's definitely okay, it's why he reached out to her too. He let her take his arm, even curling it lightly as a gentleman would. He wasn't sure how to help lead her around when there was no light even from the moon to help guide them.]

I'm not sure, I don't think so. Maybe it's some kind of delayed reaction?

[But then, how long would they have to wait?]

Do you happen to know fire magic? I only know alchemy and blood magic.