"One maudlin ghost is enough for me, thanks," Essery shook her head. "And even one week of the Friar being maudlin was enough for a whole year." She turned her head against the window and looked at the moon for a second, then looked back to him. "This is nice," she said, and hadn't really realized she would say it until the words were out - which made her flush again, but she didn't regret it.