"No, just a few minutes." Thomas offers her his arm. "You look lovely." He's entirely certain she could make a paper bag look fashionable, but really, the dress is very flattering. And, despite being in Darrow for quite some time now, seeing bare skin above the ankle in public is still oddly thrilling. Not in a-- a sordid way. She just seems... free. Unencumbered by layers or length of fabric in the heat of summer.

He's heading toward an area with plenty of little shops and some charming, historic-looking buildings.

"I've done something, and I'm trying to convince myself that I haven't gone mad," he explains along the way.

He stops in front of an empty storefront.

"I've leased it."