Astoria snorted delicately, rolling her eyes a little. "Whatever you guess isn't going to change the plan any, it's too late for that. But telling me what you were guessing may give me ideas for next time," she said, laughing a little. "And I could certainly use ideas."
She led him out of the courtyard, and down towards the lake path. The lake didn't get much use in winter, really, other then a few attempts at ice skating, but it hadn't frozen thick enough for that yet. Which meant no one would be lurking about,and that worked out just fine for Astoria.