[ Her look, as polite as her silence may be, startles a chuckle out of him, his eyes crinkling at the corners. ]
Promise. [ He doesn't really think that high-tailing it off to where the lady of the hall might be to avoid questions he doesn't want to answer will work as a long-term strategy, but hopefully neither of them will have to find out. If he's only here a little while, they'll both be fine.
Probably.
Her offer to take him to the stables has him perking up. ] If you have the time.
I imagine whatever time I have while you are here, I will spend it in your company.
[Which means there are limits on the things she can reasonably do, and, frankly, she is relieved by that.]
Besides, I meant to spend the next hour or two in practice drills, and I shall not have a useful field for it in this weather. Come, then. If you admired my horse, you must see Snowmane.
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Date: 2025-09-27 02:24 pm (UTC)Promise. [ He doesn't really think that high-tailing it off to where the lady of the hall might be to avoid questions he doesn't want to answer will work as a long-term strategy, but hopefully neither of them will have to find out. If he's only here a little while, they'll both be fine.
Probably.
Her offer to take him to the stables has him perking up. ] If you have the time.
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Date: 2025-10-03 12:58 pm (UTC)[Which means there are limits on the things she can reasonably do, and, frankly, she is relieved by that.]
Besides, I meant to spend the next hour or two in practice drills, and I shall not have a useful field for it in this weather. Come, then. If you admired my horse, you must see Snowmane.