Surprised isn't a common look for Teren, but Lakshmi definitely threw her for a loop, at least momentarily. Her eyebrows arch as the woman speaks, but she catches her meaning easily enough. In answer, she leans forward, knee coming out to catch her on the bed as she pushes Lakshmi onto her back, again, only as much as the latter is willing.

"The heart is of no concern to me," Teren gruffly answers, her dark eyes betraying nothing.