The silence seems to last forever, and Cassandra is nearly on the verge of making her excuses and hastening away in shame when Leliana finally replies.

She's silent herself for a long moment, trying to frame her reply, before blowing out air in a frustrated huff.

"I am not dancing around anything." That part, at least, is true enough. If she had something to say to Leliana, she would say it. The problem is that she doesn't know what she wants to say. "I simply...wished to speak with you. As we once did." She stares down at the floor, her cheeks flushed. "Perhaps I was foolish to try."