[ Ena was somewhat flattered, but wasn't quite expecting the sincere compliments, since they'd only known each other for one cycle of the moon at best. She was about to voice her thanks for the kind words when she drops the L word.

Oh.

The only person who'd ever told her they loved her was her brother, and she would always readily say it back because he was family, of course. Monika, however, was just a bit more than an acquaintance in the grand scheme of things, so her mouth opens, but the right words to say didn't come out.

Reflexively, she could feel her face getting hot. She couldn't help that, though, especially with how pale she was. ]

I-I'm... [ ahem ] I'm glad, Monika. Really. I'm glad to see you're doing alright and everything, but we need to get you out of here. Do you think you're okay with that? W-we'll go together, okay?