"Assuming I'm not much of a reader would be giving me far more benefit than I deserve," he said, glancing back down at the book. "Promise, there's very little you can say to me that I either haven't heard before or wouldn't be offended by." If Grace hadn't heard he was fae by this point, she surely knew now and he wanted the elephant of manners and aires and propriety out of the room as quickly as possible. That was a suit he could wear, but not one that ever came comfortably.
"I appreciate the offer of help, but unless you can clear your thoughts it'd be more me continuing to cheat at pretending to know how to read and I'd really rather not incur the wrath of our Master for both our sakes." He took a deep breath and set the book behind him on the mattress above him. "However, I've been sitting here a good long while and would love to take a walk with you if you'd like?"