She thought of explaining her real meaning, that she would have been as likely enthralled as daunted, and gotten distracted looking at plants more than anything, and just had a bad sense of direction – but it was far better to keep the conversation flowing at an easy surface level, after all.
Mr. Flint was teasing, but he certainly had no lack of charm. “I fear once or twice more and we may make a habit of that, Mr. Flint,” she said back, with a light laugh, thinking of his patience and protection in disentangling her from that stray snake before. But for now, while they were strolling quite comfortably, this felt like a prime opportunity to get to know him better – or at least to try to flirt, a little, in case she had any luck charming him back. “In the meantime, I was hoping you might tell me a little more about yourself,” she asked – for in spite of the time they both must have spent on the social scene, they had not crossed paths very often, so he was still rather opaque to her besides being a healer; a widower; charming; protective; smooth. “And what sort of things you most enjoy.”
Mr. Flint was teasing, but he certainly had no lack of charm. “I fear once or twice more and we may make a habit of that, Mr. Flint,” she said back, with a light laugh, thinking of his patience and protection in disentangling her from that stray snake before. But for now, while they were strolling quite comfortably, this felt like a prime opportunity to get to know him better – or at least to try to flirt, a little, in case she had any luck charming him back. “In the meantime, I was hoping you might tell me a little more about yourself,” she asked – for in spite of the time they both must have spent on the social scene, they had not crossed paths very often, so he was still rather opaque to her besides being a healer; a widower; charming; protective; smooth. “And what sort of things you most enjoy.”
