Betsy giggled at the offer, relieved by it even if nothing ever came from it. She had been far too worried that he would think less of her because of her ignorance on a subject that was his life’s work and for whatever reason, though she barely knew him really, she didn’t care for the idea of him disliking her for any reason. He was such a nice man, and a handsome one too – she wasn’t blind! – so he was certainly somebody she wanted to keep on the good side of even if it was only for Le’s sake.

“I know, but thank you,” she replied offhandedly with a confident smile. “This I’m good at. You do realise if you take me flying I’ll be clinging to you the entire time?”

It did not occur to her to think that perhaps they could just go a few feet off the ground. No, she immediately envisioned flying with the wind whipping across her face and for that to happen she would need Mr Grimstone’s solid body to hold on to.

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MJ is a beautiful wizard