"Of course," Hayley said brightly, taking a big step forward and linking her arm with Gabe's, "then I'd just have to do a lot more running and searching and probably nearly topple to my death from a half-broken staircase a few more times, so this works out just fine for everyone." She looked up at him with exaggerated innocence. "Lead me where you're going, and I can start asking prying questions for you to evade."