"We could avow to protect each other?" Imogen reasoned with him, flashing another charming smile that she used on people when she was trying to make them see her way. It wasn't like she had anything to lose, that was the point of her training.

"Don't be," she let her fingers drift from his when he slowly retracted. "It was nice. No one has held my hand for a while."

Then she looked ahead to the market, nodding. "Let's check it out."