[ She nods at the title again, freezing in place when he asks her how she knows Ash. They haven't, precisely, defined their relationship beyond... beyond caring for one another very much. She doesn't want to start any rumors that might come back to haunt him. So she takes this about as carefully as she can. ]

Ash is... someone very important to me. It's not really much more complicated than that. I just like to help here, sometimes, so he can take a break or two.

[ She turns to face him, a bright smile on her face. ]

I'm Dahlia, by the way. I forgot to introduce myself earlier, I'm sorry.