As excited as Delphine was helped Noah feel better about it all. He felt less and less like it was a duty to his promise to her, and more and more like it was a fulfillment of his service to her, to work towards loving her rightly. He knew that keeping her, keeping himself, in Halo where he felt most comfortable was entirely selfish. He was not a selfish man. He had dressed himself in the same outfit he had traded for the last time he was here. He hadn't noticed until he had put it on, but the salve for sunburn had still been in the pocket, given to him by Phoebe. He reached into his pockets and followed Delphine around, trying to follow her eyes to what she was looking at.
Suddenly, a flurry of feathers and squawking filled the air and Noah stopped, a momentary panic settling over his mind, before familiarity of the bird overtook it. He sighed, relieved. "Oh, Poe." He said, hoping the bird would help continue to ease Delphine's mind. "I think he missed you." He chuckled, following along as the woman found a dress. Noah lifted a brow and smiled, warmth spreading across his features. "You'll be awfully cold with just that."
