Such brutal honesty... Drawn into his gaze, Ashe was able to read the unspoken request for guidance, for comfort, and resolved to offer all she could; which began with a faint smile of her own, followed by the very gesture he sought.

Slowly, yet without apprehension she stepped closer, came to rest against him, encircled her arms around Delita and held him in a comfort they had shared only once prior. As for the reason, it remained the same, even if the solace she received in return felt... different, somehow.

"Then learn, with me."

The statement passed her lips without forethought, the princess surprising herself in the act. While she knew leaving the Farplane for the surface was the best option for them both, Ashe couldn't end the embrace, not yet, giving thought to her accidental words.