"I hope the weather clears so that we might." Verity hadn't been so absorbed in her thoughts that she failed to notice the rain outside her room's window. The rain brought about another concern: would he push to spend any days with miserable weather in her room? After all, it was an adequate excuse, as umbrellas and repelling charms only did so much. Merlin, why couldn't there be sunshine just this once?

She followed him to their table and gave him another brief smile as she eased into her chair. "This is a lovely hotel," Verity then commented after he was seated himself. "Thank you for bringing me here."

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