bˌʌt slˈoʊli, ʃiː tʃˈɪps ɐwˈeɪ æt hɪz sˈiːmɪŋli ɪmpˈɛnɪtɹəbəl ɛkstˈɪɹiɚ, hɪz dᵻfˈɛnsᵻz dɹˈɑːp, ænd hiː ˈoʊpənz ˈʌp tə hɜː.
But slowly, she chips away at his seemingly impenetrable exterior, his defences drop, and he opens up to her.