There was a quiet sound from her. It could have been a laugh, if she'd put more effort into it.

"You know, that's what I thought." She smiled against his shoulder, and looked up at him briefly. "I thought...you must be in the palace, with Rhy. But then I wondered if you wouldn't be out in the city, using any excuse to be as far away from the palace as possible." Far away from formalities and the sweeping grand halls it must have. Far from the weight of duty, if only for a few hours. "I had a mind to go looking in the city for you but I hadn't the faintest idea where to begin looking. And I feared, more than that, that using my power to find you would have--"

She frowned, emotion twisting up like a tangled knot. Unraveling it, she started with the safer answer. "I did not know if someone would sense me. And I wondered what you would do or say if I came to you." Her hand tightened around his. "I thought it might be easier if I could send a message. You could decline me gently and I would leave, no questions asked." Thankfully, that hadn't been the case.

So she settled again, comfortable. "I would love to see your London with you."