Marie clearly still wondered what was going on, but had decided to leave the topic alone as Najiko walked over to her after wiping her tears away. "Well, let's get the ice cream then."
Both of them climbed down the ladder when Marie noticed the new flowerpots on the treehouse. "Najiko, did you make those flowerpots?" Marie asked, to which Najiko nodded. "Oh, you're such a clever lil' ninja..."
Najiko found that she couldn't stay sad when Marie was complimenting her. "Um, thanks."