Despite Hermione's relief that Severus wasn't abandoning her, she felt terrified of leaving.
Severus had shown how intelligent he was by find the loophole in the anti-Apparating charm. She searched his eyes, his familiar fathomless onyx eyes, for anything that might resemble deception. The only thing she saw was love, and perhaps fear.
There were no compromises.
He wasn't trying to manipulate her into joining him. The fear in his eyes might be from the fact she refused to allow him to go alone.
She closed her eyes to take in the emotions that were running through her.
No compromises.
