The wink won't do much to smooth his mood today, Kate, but he might appreciate it, under better circumstances.
As it is, he meets her gaze with lips pressing slightly, aware that the time spoken of is likely to come sooner than he might otherwise enjoy.
But, "Thank you," is all he says, simple. He owes Kate, if not his life, certainly his humanity, for her quick thinking and action, but his gratitude, while entire, can't quite keep him from wondering about the form those actions took.
"I only wish aid had not been required. I owe you and Lady Marian an apology."
There's a faint question there, should Kate see fit to note it: namely, why Marian had to be involved at all. He's still not certain that there's any sort of privilege that might require her to be pulled in to a case such as this, and it would have mitigated his embarrassment most acutely.
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As it is, he meets her gaze with lips pressing slightly, aware that the time spoken of is likely to come sooner than he might otherwise enjoy.
But, "Thank you," is all he says, simple. He owes Kate, if not his life, certainly his humanity, for her quick thinking and action, but his gratitude, while entire, can't quite keep him from wondering about the form those actions took.
"I only wish aid had not been required. I owe you and Lady Marian an apology."
There's a faint question there, should Kate see fit to note it: namely, why Marian had to be involved at all. He's still not certain that there's any sort of privilege that might require her to be pulled in to a case such as this, and it would have mitigated his embarrassment most acutely.