That question made Irrim withdraw, hunching over herself a bit. Without even thinking about it, Liliana stepped between the two of them, offering Irrim the silent safety of her shadow. "Honestly, Stark, she's a child. If two adults have some kind of falling out, I highly doubt it's the child's fault."

Normally, Irrim would protest that she wasn't a child but for some reason she was staying quiet.

"And obviously talking is hard. If it weren't, you'd have done it already. The question is, do you think salvaging the relationship is worth doing the hard thing. And before you say something about it depending on what Ignis thinks - which is obvious - I'm going to remind you that the first step is asking him."