"More his age," Ivee said, dishing up Sophie's bowl. "Or apparent age, anyway. Buying a house wholesale's pretty expensive. A man who looks young enough to be still a bit wet behind the ears, walking into town and saying 'I want to buy that house,' and having the funds to follow through on that? That leaves one hell of an impression."
She set Sophie's bowl down on the table, then returned to the cooking unit to dish up her own food. "Bolson loves a good first impression, and I doubt Link's looks hurt anything on that front. I have a feeling the word 'studly' was possibly tossed in there at some point."