Neji grimaced as Adela leaned in, a bit too interested for the flush that threatened.

"Perhaps," he said evasively, though he was relatively certain she didn't and twisted the scorpion between his fingers for a moment. "She's a Sunagakure kunoichi, the ambassador I've been escorting during her visits through Konoha for a number of months now."

Not that she'd visited Konoha every month, but through letters and mutual visits, it felt like they'd spent more time together than they had. Or perhaps it was her increasing frequency in his thoughts that made it seem so.