The natural instinct to reject his invitation (politely) arises first. She could just continue to revel in her protective shell of school work and it would have been a perfectly valid excuse. Amelia Steinbeck is a teacher who puts her student's education first after all.
But considering the unique circumstances she inherently understands that none of this has to be done in one go. She was here for the long haul after all with that wish hanging over her head and everyone else's.
Really, all of that is to say, she's overthinking an easygoing invitation from this annoyingly affable wizard. And even more annoyingly, Amelia finds that she can't find a real reason to say no since she doesn't find Gale unpleasant at all. Quite the opposite.
Slowly, if reluctantly, Amelia closes her laptop and takes a deep breath.]
I can certainly carve out some time to take a look at one of the floors with you. Let's not wander all night, however.
[But she'll start stacking her laptop on top of her binder, a sure sign that she's packing up to begin the excursion with Gale.]
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The natural instinct to reject his invitation (politely) arises first. She could just continue to revel in her protective shell of school work and it would have been a perfectly valid excuse. Amelia Steinbeck is a teacher who puts her student's education first after all.
But considering the unique circumstances she inherently understands that none of this has to be done in one go. She was here for the long haul after all with that wish hanging over her head and everyone else's.
Really, all of that is to say, she's overthinking an easygoing invitation from this annoyingly affable wizard. And even more annoyingly, Amelia finds that she can't find a real reason to say no since she doesn't find Gale unpleasant at all. Quite the opposite.
Slowly, if reluctantly, Amelia closes her laptop and takes a deep breath.]
I can certainly carve out some time to take a look at one of the floors with you. Let's not wander all night, however.
[But she'll start stacking her laptop on top of her binder, a sure sign that she's packing up to begin the excursion with Gale.]