Their height difference was a comfortable one and Kiba had every intention of keeping his arm steady... but he could sense her tenseness, and could visibly see the look on her face. She wasn't throwing him off, though, and that was definitely progress. Kiba was a very physical person and most of the time those around him were left only with the option of just getting used to it... but somehow Adela was a special case, someone he didn't want to test his luck with.

And so, Kiba retracted his arm after giving her another little squeeze, and folded his arms instead.

"Yeah, though I think you're more of a moral role-model than I am." He mused, then nodded confidently, as close to a compliment as he might get for now.