Her expression was neutral when she shook her head at one point, telling him that "....I'm sticking with my believe that you should be proud of yourself. Not for the way you've acted towards me or all, but for opening up to me DESPITE you were so...fearful. The courage within you... There's something within you that doesn't want to let go of me as it seems, something so strong that it doesn't wish for us to end like this. It's not worth it, we don't deserve it... YOU don't deserve it. I won't drop you because of....such a thing.... You can be as sure as a Swift after Lock-On has been used not missing it's target on that, dear. I'll mark today as the day you've said that you...love me. That alone makes me not loosing hope in you."
"...Fear is a nasty and pestering thing, is it.... Sometimes your ally, somethings your enemy. But... Maybe you hadn't a chance to prevent things with your mother, but nothing says that you haven't
now with me...
 I'll BE patient with you. I'll give you all the alone time you need. I won't allow myself to be hurted if you avoid my company while we travel back to the surface....  But please don't outright reject me should I come to you and ask how you're doing when we're back in Cress City again.... The mending of things between us takes us both, Ven. You aren't on your own anymore since we've met - remember that. Please TRY to keep that in mind..."
Silence followed where she only repeated a few phrases
from the song he once sang to her. ".......................Ven...
I'm so sorry for what has happened. For what...all of this is doing to you.... I should have known better, haven't I?"
A little after that Shiva sat upright in the hammock and began to search for something her stuff. "I'm also sticking with my viewpoint that you HAVE done the right thing, though. If you haven't...
noble and fluffy Reshiram knows how things will go for and between us.... *silent hint to the Reshi-Plush she has made and given to him, maybe it helps him remembering it*
"If you....allow, I wanted to give you something before I'll leave you alone now..... give me your hand, please." If he does and she withdraws her own hand again, Ventus finds the
Dragon Scale laying in his cupped hand. The throws a soft smile over her shoulder to him. "....I got it as a reward for a job once, it's been a charm of mine ever since. I-I....I've intended to gift it to you for Ao Guang to enjoy shortly after you adopted him, but I must have...missed the right opportunity....... And lately, I got my own small dragon. I can introduce you to her once.... But for now, I'd like for you to keep a hold on this scale. Once you are ready to embrace me again, give it back to me.... Until then, take good care of it."
A 'last' glance for Ventus and Shiva made her way off his presence and hammock, Cottonee and Nightshade (especially Cottonee) giving Ventus a wondering and - if it's possible for the fluffball -
compassionate look before she made haste to follow her beloved Master back to the table she formerly occupied. Chi was probably still there, napping as a statue. Shiva herself smiled lightly after this time with Ventus - but her eyes are wet.