"There are many things I've thought about you, Ariadne, but none of it involves you being easy. Trust me, I have only the highest thoughts for you." He said it sincerely, intent as he watched her.

"I won't take you into anything you wouldn't want," he said, voice still soft and sincere. "Damned if I know," he admitted, smiling then. "I'm sure there's something but no idea.

"I... I've been told I don't have the spontaneity to do it. I'm a planner."