As much as Sophie tried to hide it, her face turned almost beet red when Filius spoke of protection and his injuries being worth it. She mustered up an embarrassed smile and averted her eyes, staring directly at the wall a few feet away in front of them. She felt safe with Filius, but she still felt that guilt tugging at her sleeve like an impatient and selfish, young child.

Sophie's heart started thumping in her chest when Filius put a hand to her face. It beat so rapidly that it was almost painful. Sophie felt frozen, as much as she wanted to pull away, to shake off the awkwardness and to pretend that she was upset that Filius was so hazed by his painkillers that he'd say these things to her... She found she rather liked it, and she felt like time was frozen.

She opened her mouth to say something in response, but only a soft sigh escaped her lips. Then, when Filius laid against her she slowly unfroze and felt free to move. A strange feeling was brewing in the pit of her stomach and she wasn't too sure if she liked it. Why did life have to be so complicated...? Sophie lamented as Filius quickly fell asleep. She decided to busy herself by running a hand over his head a few times, just making sure he was truly asleep.

After a few minutes of watching him sleep, she carefully slid out of the bed and made her way towards the doorway. But before she left the infirmary completely, she turned around and studied Filius' sleeping form again. She'd made up her mind, she was going to seek out that boy and talk.