"It's alright." Ash smiled. Scuabtuinne nodded, turning slightly to face Kazuki again. But she didn't mind Ash standing by her side. "This is what I meant about getting ehr confidence up. Before she didn't like having people see it at all, but she was great on stage! So, that's gotta be a step forward."

Or at least, Ash was hoping it was. There was still some way to go before the two of them hit the waves together but they were getting there!