"Not at all," He replied, probably a little too quickly. Though he had known Enid for quite some time, her smiled still sort of disarmed him and he couldn't quite place why.

"I would hate for you to be late, even with extenuating circumstances." He followed up with, hoping the reasoning made him seem less eager. Nigel also didn't want to put her in any strange positions, a young lady walking unaccompanied up the road with a man probably looked suspicious. He had good intentions though, that had to count for something?

"If you're comfortable with it, we can head out?" Hesitant as he was (for propriety's sake only!), he knew it was likely their best option.