C263 Stoneheart Tree

"What did you say?" Egerton questioned, feeling as though there was something amiss with his hearing.

"I don't mind that you already have a wife," Dolores said, her voice rising slightly.

"Could you please care a little? I wonder who taught you to be this way," Egerton said with a wry smile.

"So... are you coming up here?" Dolores looked at Egerton, a hint of hope in her gaze