"I believe that depends entirely on the goal itself," she reasons evenly, "and just how deeply you desire it." Something shifts ever so slightly within her and suddenly it isn't all teasing and playfulness. There's something else there, a questioning, a hint of a thing she thinks they might have been dancing around--

But what if she's wrong? This isn't a thing to be broached with levity, and she refuses to let anything happen that might ruin things between them. But still, she can't help but want to know...