"Oh," she said, looking down for a moment. A few months. "That..is quite some time. But worth it, I'm sure, if you are successful."
Gabrielle brightened with his laughter, and found herself blushing, looking down and smoothing down her skirt for a moment. "It really is. I'm enjoying it, and certainly happy that Mama's business is doing so well." She looked back to him with another smile. "Well, perhaps boring wasn't quite the right word. Quiet, perhaps? And surely the castle is more than that. There are so many handsome men and pretty women, in and out every day?"