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“Could you do it?”
“Probably but I’m not-”
He interrupted her. “Me and you are going for a tour around the castle. You’re going to point out every flaw you can find and in return I’ll find you more salubrious accommodation. How does that sound to you?”
Beth nodded, unable to resist a smile.
“Why do you look so happy all of a sudden?” he asked, holding the door open for her to walk into the corridor beyond.
“I’ve always wanted to design a castle,” she said over her shoulder, thinking of the cardboard and sticky tape constructions of her childhood.
He smiled back. “Now you might get to do it for real. But you’ll have to fire the master mason first and that’s going to be an interesting conversation.”
