[Charlie leans into his touch automatically, smiling slightly. There's no reason for her to push him away and she welcomes his attempts. And from what she knows of Balinor from that curse a while back, she knows he understands. She wouldn't bother shrugging his affections off, not at such a stressful moment for her.]

Basically, there I was, a scared little kid separated from the only friendly face she's known for years. Everything was unimaginably miserable. And then there was Necromancer and as long as I had a way to get to him, I was fine.

[She slides her arms around Merlin's waist, looking at him for a moment, just studying him and tilting her head slightly. She was content to hold him just like this, Necromancer standing nearby and watching everything.]

What did you trade? If that's okay to ask.