"You don't worry so much about the grass, Rayna... just get a good night's rest and relax, unpack, get settled back in. We're glad to have you home," he told her, leaning into brush cold lips over her cheekbone and give her a faint smile. "You don't have to come back full throttle. You can relax a bit, acclimate to being back here. But I will speak to you soon, yes?"
He touched her scarlet hair with one hand affectionately, almost-tousling it but not wanting to spoil its fashionable disarray.