Heart Warming / Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone

• Aspar, life-long grouchy recluse, telling Winna that being with her is "like being alone, only better." Gets shades of another sort of Crowning Moment when he tries to keep talking and she gently tells him to be quiet - because for once, he managed to say exactly the right thing, and if he keeps going he's bound to find some way to ruin it.
• Austra being horrified at Anne wanting to turn Cazio into a Super-Soldier, because perfecting his fighting prowess through skill and finesse alone is what he's all about. Cazio is dumbstruck for a long moment at the realisation that she understands that about him, and when he finds his voice again, the first thing he says is, "I love you."