Perhaps he was as adventurous as Juliana, she realized happily. Jo thought the charm was a bit overkill seeing as the site likely had its own magical protections, but she wasn't about to complain about the added protection. Plus, if the discoveries happened to lead to more developing between her and Zach the added privacy would help.

Once he was over the rope Jo reached once more for his hand and steered them towards the closed up dig site. "Not for long, unfortunately. One of their junior archaeologists fell ill so I covered for them until they recovered. It was only a few months but I enjoyed it immensely. I'm glad I wasn't here for longer, though, for it was only a few months later that we met." Jo said the last bit softer than the explanation had been and squeezed his hand before looking back towards the structure. "Funny how life works."