"We are to clean the house and fetch food for supper." Which was what he'd been told. But he'd also been told that the women would be gone for the next couple of days. Perhaps he should mention that part too. No, it wasn't important and could serve as a pleasant surprise for later.

For now he just gazed at at the pretty thing that he held in his arms, admiring how well he fit there. He was...so good here like this. Like he was meant to be right here.

"We will want to go before market closes."