She gets the feeling he's doing his nobility act again, but this time it works in her favor, so, you know what?

She'll take it.

"Okay." It comes out as a whisper; her heart is full and it's spilling into every corner of her chest and throat, making it hard to find her voice.

That irrepressible smile is starting to tuck itself into the corners of her mouth again. "If they'll let me, I'll stay."

She licks her lips and chews on the inside of her cheek, considering him for a moment, then gives herself a faint shake and arches her eyebrows, expectant. "So should I expect some goats, too? Or were yours a one-time-only flash sale kind of deal?"