"We won't," Soma assured him quickly. "The last thing I want to do is take advantage of Rapunzel, and if she's too tired, we won't ask her."

She contemplated offering to tell Rapunzel for him, but decided against it after a moment. It would probably look better for everyone involved if he apologized to her himself, as he said. Lingormr's apparent unpopularity, while not entirely surprising after his SC run, continued to frustrate her, and the more he succeeded at turning that around, the better.

"Have a good night, then," she offered, smiling a little. "Or as good a night as you can have in a place like this. Thank you again for the books, and stay safe."