"Right. Exactly right. With me then? I really could use your help, Dorcas. I'm sure Andromeda would be in your debt as well. She's not feeling this herself."
He guessed there were better, more gentile ways of approaching the subject, but it was much more fun just coming out with things. Playing things straight kind of gave him the advantage anyway, no one else seemed to be playing that way. James thought almost bitterly, and then shook it off. "So, it's in your hands, m'lady. No pressure now," he teased.