"I'm glad," said the woman who could have been choosing to do anything, and yet had spent the past few weeks here. In this house.

Well. She'd gone for a hike every other day, just to keep in shape. But... she'd been here, mainly.

"And thank you," she added, taking the cheeses out. "They look good." What else could you say about cheese? "Was there anything in particular you really liked? There, I mean. Not cheeses."