He does not leave her waiting long. What little delay there is, is due to his taking care to be discreet, just in case. He is no elf, but he knows these halls well, and it is no great matter for a ranger to move silently when he wishes, even out of the woods.
And if his heart beats just a little more quickly when he knocks at the open door to her bedchamber, that is only his own foolishness, and not to be regarded. It is hardly an invasion of her privacy. For one thing, he is not uninvited; for another she has but little of her own here, and the room is spare. One of the better ones, for she is a distinguished guest of the city, and so is appointed a larger room with better fittings, a small bookshelf, a small table and chairs as well as the bed. His is much the same, but rather more cluttered.
Still, he waits for her to invite him in after he knocks, for it is her room for the moment. He does lean against the doorframe. "A great advantage of your room over mine," he says quietly, smiling ruefully, "is that mine is rather covered with books and maps, and other assorted things. I am not sure I would have a seat to offer you."
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Date: 2018-11-06 04:27 pm (UTC)And if his heart beats just a little more quickly when he knocks at the open door to her bedchamber, that is only his own foolishness, and not to be regarded. It is hardly an invasion of her privacy. For one thing, he is not uninvited; for another she has but little of her own here, and the room is spare. One of the better ones, for she is a distinguished guest of the city, and so is appointed a larger room with better fittings, a small bookshelf, a small table and chairs as well as the bed. His is much the same, but rather more cluttered.
Still, he waits for her to invite him in after he knocks, for it is her room for the moment. He does lean against the doorframe. "A great advantage of your room over mine," he says quietly, smiling ruefully, "is that mine is rather covered with books and maps, and other assorted things. I am not sure I would have a seat to offer you."