"Oh, that would be nice." He was right because the smile on her face said that she would very much like a couple of goats indeed.

Lucy paused, feeling a flicker of some unnamed emotion that had her gentling towards him for a second or two as she reached out to lay a hand on his arm. "You don't have to tell me. I hope some day that you might feel comfortable telling me more but let's just focus on finding a place and getting settled for now."

She offered him a smile as she let her hand fall away while she slipped past him, starting their walk again.