She wanted to smile at him, genuinely and with amusement, but she kept that emotion to herself for the time. It was more fun to watch him work, walk the room and keep her always in his gaze, as though she were prey and he the hunter, pretending to act as no threat. He probably made a very good hunter, at the very least a very good archer.
Luke kept the bookstore homey and comfortable, a place that almost encouraged customers to sit down and read the books that they were interested in. It did not make the most sense to Hild, from a business perspective, but she did like the atmosphere it created. She loved to curl up in the big armchairs with a book.
She nodded toward one, positioned facing the large window front of the store. In his periphery, he would have a good view of both her and the front door.
"Better to sit?" she suggested. "Maybe he takes much time."
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Luke kept the bookstore homey and comfortable, a place that almost encouraged customers to sit down and read the books that they were interested in. It did not make the most sense to Hild, from a business perspective, but she did like the atmosphere it created. She loved to curl up in the big armchairs with a book.
She nodded toward one, positioned facing the large window front of the store. In his periphery, he would have a good view of both her and the front door.
"Better to sit?" she suggested. "Maybe he takes much time."