"That's all." No one had interrupted them yet, and he'd be pleased to leave before that changed. He nearly turned and left right then, but he had come to make amends, and she'd made it painless enough that something slightly less abrupt was probably in order. He was very nearly grateful. "Thank you for coming," he said, a touch wooden and unnatural, before turning to walk back around the library, disappearing behind a corner without further comment. He hadn't expected to leave feeling hopeful, but here was another small sign that the thing he'd been waiting for for so very, very long might finally be coming together.