Rezo opens his mouth, almost interrupting Lioriley before she continues on to give him a potential out. It isn’t necessary though, because with a jolt he realizes that he was about to leap onto her offer, without even thinking twice about it. How strange. He’s normally more than content with his own company, but it feels almost too early for them to be parting.

“Of course I’d like that,” he says. “And this way, you can be assured that I won’t be sidetracked by any work between here and my cabin.”

…He really needs to stop teasing this poor, earnest woman. But it’s that very same earnestness that makes it hard for him to resist!