Even if the sight of him had surprised her, she was still relieved to see him and it showed briefly on her face before she noticed the scars. She had seen that kind of before on other men but she still felt a flicker of dismay when she saw them on him. It made her want to stab everyone and everything that had caused those scars unless he was responsible for some.

She had a few scars of her own but they were hidden by the water.

Meeting his gaze when he cleared his throat, she gave a quick shake of her head while lifting a hand as though she would catch him even though there was a bit of space between them. "No, please don't. I'm not bothered by you being here, Dimitri."