"Thank you." His voice is quiet, and he keeps looking at the painting rather than turning back to her, hoping his relief doesn't show too greatly. If she had still insisted on returning the cloak, he must have taken it as a sign that she had no desire even for such small steps of courtship as he has taken. For her to accept it is...not a proof of favor, necessarily, but at least not a rejection. That is enough, for now. Given all the circumstances, given how much she has been through of late, that is more than enough.
The silence that follows is a little more awkward, one he finally breaks by turning and looking over the rest of the hall. "Is there anyone else you would see, while we are here? There may be a portrait of your grandfather Thengel as well, though of that I am not certain."
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Date: 2018-09-12 03:37 pm (UTC)The silence that follows is a little more awkward, one he finally breaks by turning and looking over the rest of the hall. "Is there anyone else you would see, while we are here? There may be a portrait of your grandfather Thengel as well, though of that I am not certain."