Of course, Liana knew her best friend way too well to be able to figure out that something was wrong upon the first response was given. It had been some time since they had been together, that's true, so perhaps that's why the Eisenberg appeared to be in quite the downed mood. The elf hoped that it wasn't the same case as months ago, where Esperia was confused about her feelings and couldn't wipe out the ones she once had for the blonde. To this day, she still doesn't know if that's the case, perhaps it is, perhaps the obsidian-haired teenager was already able to finally forget about all of that, about the painful crush she had for her. In the end, her thoughts were true. There was something wrong.
"Wh--...!" The girl was completely speechless at first, those words coming out of nowhere, taking her aback. The embrace wasn't broken, yet her head leaned away as a widened gaze glued into Esperia's own. Even when brief moments afterwards it had been revealed that those words were forced out by Asmodeus herself, it still meant that such was how her friend felt and it didn't make Liana feel any better. She wasn't angry or mad at her, merely disappointed in herself, guilt-tripped.
As the young Eisenberg and the demon of Lust conversed, her head lowered down and she bit her lower lip. She slowly pulled back from the hug. The elf just didn't feel comfortable staying like that after such a scene ensued. Luckily though, Esperia snapped back in time to return the embrace, which only forced the young adult to give it back in turn, tightening her arms now around the other's back as well.
"It's okay..." She mumbled at first. But this time she was the one with a forced response. Yet, when she tried to smile, she just couldn't. This was no moment to smile, after all. She felt bad about everything. Going back to the day she technically rejected her friend, Liana feels bad. Perhaps she should have just said 'yes' and everything would be fine. They wouldn't have to be so distant like this. The blonde still accepted the affection, eventually gently leaning back with her head against Esperia's, listening carefully to her whisper. "... I'm sorry... But yes, there's a lot we need to talk about. There's a lot I want to talk about with you." In the end, once the other female leaned back and suggested a walk, she nodded and stated those words. Her hand caresses down along the Eisenberg's arm and hopes to warmly take the other's tightly.
"Let's go then."
Liana finishes, glancing back down at Esperia and wearing a more serene expression. It was about time they healed their wounds. There were still some lingering about that both of them were completely unaware of, or at least the blonde was. Now she was willing to do everything in order to keep them away. "Anywhere you'd like to go?"