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He looked at her for a long moment and nodded. “Thank ye,” he said. “Tis very kind of ye.”
They were silent for a long moment, and Ivy looked away, feeling a river of emotion flowing through her. She cleared her throat and gathered her wits about her again before turning back to Fin.
“Well, this has been a lovely day, Fin,” she said. “I thank you for it.”
“Nay need tae thank me,” he replied. “Ye got me out of the castle and that whole mess for a wee while. Tis I should be thankin’ ye.”
She gave him a small smile as she got to her feet. “As lovely as the day has been, though, I should probably be getting back,” she said. “I’m sure Castor will be looking for me.”
“Aye. And Hollis will be lookin’ for me,” he replied. “Let me walk ye back tae the castle.”
She gave him a smile and fell into step beside him as they strolled back to the castle. The awkwardness that had marked their walk out to the market earlier was gone and had been replaced by a sense of comfort and companionship that she found surprising. Ivy never would have expected it, especially after their first encounter in the yard at York and then the scene outside the apothecary. She had found him disagreeable and boorish.
But since then, he had shown her a different side. He had shown Ivy that her initial impressions of him were, while not necessarily wrong, did not paint a complete picture of the man he was. Like she had thought before, he was like an onion.
And she was curious to see even more of his layers.
