"Va bene" he replies, putting a hand to the small of her back and guiding her on, down the hall, towards the stairs. "No gifts for us. Either someone has changed the rules, or we've caught her unawares."
He glances at her. Despite his skull feeling full of cobwebs, his emotions feel in place, and when he looks at her, he doesn't feel so worried about the castle. He and Stephanie have been through a lot together. He imagines that means that if he was meant to be back here, it's only right that it's with her.
He catches a lock of her hair between two fingers and tugs it, gently.
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"Va bene" he replies, putting a hand to the small of her back and guiding her on, down the hall, towards the stairs. "No gifts for us. Either someone has changed the rules, or we've caught her unawares."
He glances at her. Despite his skull feeling full of cobwebs, his emotions feel in place, and when he looks at her, he doesn't feel so worried about the castle. He and Stephanie have been through a lot together. He imagines that means that if he was meant to be back here, it's only right that it's with her.
He catches a lock of her hair between two fingers and tugs it, gently.
"You're not worried, are you?"
What's there to be so worried about, anyway?