"It might be -- up your alley." Reinette tested the phrase on her tongue, threading the words together. "But you are hardly -- how should it be said -- up its."
She took another step back, this time to critically study his appearance. Everything that followed was brisk. Unaffected.
"You will need a change of clothing. Perhaps a bath."
Reinette lifted her skirts slightly to turn back in the direction of the palace. She cast a glance at the captain over her shoulder.
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Date: 2009-11-29 05:20 am (UTC)She took another step back, this time to critically study his appearance. Everything that followed was brisk. Unaffected.
"You will need a change of clothing. Perhaps a bath."
Reinette lifted her skirts slightly to turn back in the direction of the palace. She cast a glance at the captain over her shoulder.
"Shall we?"