[Kaliko]

Nic looked confused, but after a few more moments it seemed to start sinking in. After a minute he seemed to be relaxed again and gave Laurel one of those rare small smiles. "... Right," he replied quietly with a nod. "I'm sorry for asking that... I was... confused. I didn't mean..." he struggled for a few moments. "To... make your warm-ness cold..." His face distorted a little, clearly he didn't like that explanation, but he moved on. "But when I say 'I love you,' I mean it the same way you do."