He felt the slightest bit guilty for leaving her alone, but the atmosphere in the room felt too stifling to bear; and Caroline, if she had wanted his company, was surely forthright enough to have said so directly.
If she wanted to read instead, that was perfectly fine. Evander could only take that as good news, that she was well enough to have left her bedroom and to have spoken to him, and if leaving her alone to recover was paying off, he would continue to do it unswervingly. So he paused in the door and merely nodded gently. “Alright,” he said, suddenly and belatedly a little sorry for snapping at her, before.
If she wanted to read instead, that was perfectly fine. Evander could only take that as good news, that she was well enough to have left her bedroom and to have spoken to him, and if leaving her alone to recover was paying off, he would continue to do it unswervingly. So he paused in the door and merely nodded gently. “Alright,” he said, suddenly and belatedly a little sorry for snapping at her, before.
