"I don't think it helps!" Lying through her teeth, something that only annoyed her even more when Vash gave her a look that told her that he knew the truth regardless of her words.
Vash watched her for a moment longer before he spoke again, his voice gentle. "You should rest," he suggested. "It's been a long day."
Marina didn't argue. She nodded slightly, not trusting herself to speak as she made her way toward her bedroom, leaving Vash standing alone in the living room.
As she disappeared down the hallway, Vash let out a quiet sigh, the weight of the evening settling on his shoulders. He knew the road ahead would be anything but easy and he didn't expect it to be.
'She's going to go back to him and I'll have to let her,' he thought, realizing that Marina wouldn't truly look at him until she took her eyes off Arshe, or he made her.