Lily tried not to smile as she led them out of the hotel. She hadn't actually seen the pair of them together, and the dynamic was interesting to her.
"No, no," Dave said, waving his hands as he followed along with them. "It's not that I don't want to hang out with you, really. I just ... you know, with the settling in and reading. Books." He nodded slowly. "I was going to go read some books."
"But you could use the practice, love," Lily replied as she glanced back to Dave, a little grin on her lips. "It isn't far, and it won't take long, and ... you'll be back to your books in no time at all."