Percy rolled his eyes. "Do you understand what a figure of speech is? Things aren't always literal. I know people can't just come in, but the feeling is still there. You're in the middle of nowhere, open air, no walls. Friends of the family could still come, and the house elves could be around. It's just very ... open."
He snorted. "No, I think I'll trust Emilia and not check her wards for her."
He squeezed Cass' hand. "Try Apparating to the pool. It's not that far." He didn't add that Cass had been doing enough Apparating for his job that it should be second nature for him.