"And I yours," Rinea replies, fingers curling gently in Chris's grasp as she laughs in delight at the gesture. "It honors me to know you like the gift!"

She is much too embarrassed to dwell on it for too long, however, and Rinea busies herself with tidying up once released.

"Now then," she continues, "tell me what you were doing about town? Did you say you were looking for me?"