[A sense of understanding colours Ilsa's expression and it softens. While she had always been pursuing a romantic relationship, though not necessarily with him, now that the possibility is there, she doesn't know what she wants at the moment either, and just like him, it will take some time to figure out.

Not just whether it is what she really wants, especially here in this world so far removed from their own, but if the things she is feeling right now as she looks at him are real, or just the aftermath of the masquerade and the cocktails.]

I understand.

[She won't push the issue further.]

However. If we are to do anything, regardless of what sort of relationship it is, I think it would be better that we lay out some ground rules.

[Ilsa clears her throat, realizing how drastic this may sound, and just in case he isn't sure about this—]

So that there are no further misunderstandings.