She turned back to Hannah, her fierce expression softening.

"it could have been more than dinner," she whispered, her expression softening, the hand on his arm moving in a subtle caress.

He took a step closer to her, his expression softening.

His gaze moved over her face, his expression softening.

She turned to Paks again, her expression softening.

"You and I both," he said, his expression softening.

Chiron stopped and knelt before the boy, his expression softening.

He felt his expression softening, and for once, he let it.

Her expression softening, Katrina turned to Roran and took his hand.

He looked down at her, his expression softening.