"Before I landed here," Marian said, smiling down at Elaine's hand holding her own, "I was running away. I didn't know where I was going but... I hurt the man I loved, and now I have to leave him for a time. Until his heart recovers. So if this place is safe from the people who might come hunting for me..." Marian's expression was warm and open, cheeks still flushed from the run before she'd gotten here. "Then I would love to stay and be company for you."