Edgar was enjoying this interaction immensely, he rather liked seeing her fear and was tempted to elevate it. Once again the few morals he had even in his Leon persona kept him from taking complete advantage. Now, if she was one of his 'working' girls that would be totally different. Sometimes the only way to get the best results from the women who worked in his brothels was to remind them who was in charge.

"Yes, I should have," Edgar agreed. "But that would have defeated the surprise of being kissed under the mistletoe and I dare say the main purpose of this maze is to bring an element of surprise. I shall introduce myself now of course, my name is Leon Bunyip."

Edgar chuckled when she proclaimed how could she see if he was fine looking when he lurked in the shadows. "In truth M'lady, I wasn't lurking, the lights in the labyrinth went out and before I could use my wand, you did so, blinding me and I must have stepped back behind the hedge while I waited for my eyes to adjust to the brightness. When I looked around the corner, I assumed you must have seen me and were waiting for your kiss under the mistletoe."

It wasn't the complete truth but close enough he hoped she would buy it. Even if she didn't, well, she could draw her own conclusions. He had followed her even though at the time he wasn't sure who was panting breathlessly, just guessed it was a woman.

@"Jemima Farley"