Molly smiled a little and huffed a laugh. "The kitchen is most certainly lovely. Zachary has been cooking away. But it's no place to go if you need to snatch a moment of peace and quiet. And I am more than capable of taking care of myself should any trouble arise." Her smile turned bitter. "It wouldn't be the first time."
Oh, she probably oughtn't to have said that. Molly tried to qualify the comment. "I've done some traveling on my own. Greenville's a good town, safer than most." Hmm, that probably wasn't a proper answer either. Ah well. She tried to get back to safer topics.
"I just needed to get away from the noise for a minute or two. You see that star there?" Molly pointed. "That's the most important one to sailors. As long as you have that and wind enough, you'll make your way home alright.... It's been a long time since I was home." She trailed off, realizing she had let her mouth run away with her.