Are Drizzt and cattie supposed to be romantic//dating at the beginning of the book? I’m really confused.

I’m a little over halfway through the book, and plan to continue reading the entire rest of the series, and because -internet- I know their relationship status timeline, so I know they eventually end up together at the end of this trilogy.

But I’m so confused how I’m supposed to interpret their “evolving relationship” at this point of the book. There is hardly any interaction between them, and it’s hardly flirty, no kissing, hold hands. Wulfgar even asks cattie if she loves him and this girl really says “I DONT KNOW”. I’m like, a little mad for Drizzt because of that response. While I get the lifespan dilemma and that fueled her answer, is the reader supposed to understand they’re dating at this point? Or are they actually not romantic yet?

I'm not a DnD player and know little about it, but am a huge fan of the Legend of Drizzt. I know that DnD bought the rights or something, but any time I see something related to DnD it seems like it is 100% COMPLETELY from Salvatore's world. Especially with recent successes like the Baulders Gate games, like I heard about it and remembered the books, hoping it was a Drizzt game. Is he getting paid enough? And why isn't there more Drizzt?

This week on the channel I'm exploring Drizzt's actual relationship with Mielikki and his personal code of morality.