Re: Belvina/Lex
"I'm sure you can," he said, with a teasing smile. "Or you can make sure that they can't blame you when they get hexed. However, I can see how humble you can be given the right reason." He was joking, because he didn't think that she could ever be humble. Maybe pretend to be, but that would be the extent of it.
"Yes, you did, and if you consider him your friend, you'll try not to," he said. "You know since your friend is otherwise busy and I seem to be boring, maybe we can find something to do together? I was thinking of taking the children out of the country for a weekend, a present for Angelica. Perhaps, you'd like to come with us."