Marcus nodded with a smile at her explanation, saying, "Look as much as you like. We've got all the time in the world." That was not necessarily true, but at the same time, he'd known he was devoting this day to Bryony since they'd managed to find the time to do this, so he wasn't worried about having to be anywhere else.
Mimicking her shrug with one of his own, he said, "I can always make time for you though." While he was certain she knew that, it was one of those things that he didn't mind repeating to make sure she didn't forget. As many things as he had going on, Bryony was still one of the most important people in his life, and he wasn't afraid to remind her of that.
Pulling up so that they were flying side-by-side, Marcus chuckled at the question. "Intense," he answered. "Maybe a little more than usual, what with coming back from break and the slump we've gotten ourselves into." Thinking of Quidditch and the Arrows made his thoughts turn to Roger, and he got the same small smile and giddy feeling in his chest that he had for the past few weeks whenever the younger man entered his thoughts. He wanted to tell Bryony about that development in his life, but he didn't even know where to begin, let alone how to say it in words, and could only hope that something would come to him before they parted.