Altair smiled. "My lady, you're welcome to visit again whenever you like. By the end of Gemini, the roses will be lovely."
He agreed that she ought to head back. It wouldn't do for her reputation for her to be seen disappearing into secluded gardens with unmarried men. He walked her back around to the front of the house, where her chaperone was no doubt waiting to take her on to her next visit.
He hoped that she really would find the time to call again, though. Genuine connections were rare among the nobility, and it seemed he and Seloria had rather more in common than he had expected.