"We'll need a solicitor when we find somewhere to buy," Dagny remarked lightly, trying not to laugh at Thad's surrender. "My Uncle Adrian's been trying to give me advice too." With her parents and grandparents back at home in the Caribbean, he and Aunt Alicia were her closest parental figures, geographically speaking. Not to disparage her parents, but her aunt and uncle were a bit more clued up about the day to day realities of life over here, so she was grateful for the support.
"Maybe it's just your uncle's way of offering his services?"