He grabbed her at the waist and hauled her off her feet, pulling her against him. “There’s no hurry. He’s long gone,” he said, doing his best to catch his breath. How did servants loaded down with trays and whatever navigate such steep, narrow stairs? He’d damn near tumbled a few times, which would have thrown him into Dany, so that they would have ended in an inglorious heap on the next landing. “How do you know? And put me down, for pity’s sake.” “Only if you promise not to bolt.” “I’m not a horse. And you’re crushing my ribs.” Coop compromised. He turned about so that his back was against the door, and only then let her go. She turned and looked at him, looked at the hat on his head. “You...you took time to retrieve your hat?” “As I’ll be leaving now, yes. Are you ready to check out the knothole?”
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