Showing someone else the fireflies only seemed right, it seemed natural, even, to pass on the beauty of the forest onto someone who would appreciate it just as much as her family had. The other was shy, but it seemed as though Samus' easygoing nature was helping her to feel a bit more comfortable. Perhaps it had been her upbringing, but the masked girl had never had an issue forgetting about business for a while and regressing to a more childlike state. She had never lived in a fantasy land, she had never clung so heavily to childhood like her mother, but there was something deliciously freeing about putting everything aside to play and frolic as a child would. And that sense of wonder, of imagination that so many lost as they aged could be applied to more 'adult' things than others seemed to realize.

Samus was enjoying watching the fireflies, but she couldn't help her mahogany gaze from wandering to her companion, the lights from the fireflies playing off her pale coat and pretty eyes in a rather becoming way. Lucky for her it seemed that her new friend was quite enraptured by the creatures, wouldn't catch her staring. "Yeh, should be my official title... Guardian a' the fireflies, or somesuch." She returned the grin with a toothy, almost exaggerated one of her own. Her tail whisked across the grass, stirring up a few agitated crickets who trilled in annoyance before hopping away.

She couldn't help but chuckle as her compliment seemed to drive her companion into some sort of flustered sneezing fit, and for a moment she wondered if her naturally affectionate way of speaking had been too forward. But then the other rose up with not anger but curiosity on her face, speaking of her name and rank. Samus nodded slightly in response, her head resting on the grass as she met her companion's gaze. Honey-eyes had only been appropriate. "What, bein' a firefly tamer or makin' ya flustered?" She teased, reaching out her paw to give the girl a playful nudge.

"If ya don't tell me yer name too, I'm jus' gonna keep comin' up with other things to call ya... lesse..." Samus turned her head away slightly, pretending to think, although her sidelong glance with twinkling eyes spoke that she was only joking. She would be a bit more... restrained in a moment, but it was always fun to push someone's buttons. And, you know, it wasn't as if she was giving compliments unduly. The other girl did have very, very pretty eyes.