That...would be lovely, thank you.

[It's the best reply she can manage. She doesn't want to say no, but she's not sure she's quite strong enough to look alone, either.]

[She sits the book between them, opening the first page.]

I must warn you, I take no responsibility for any liberties taken by the author. Though it may be true of my counterparts, I'm no 'knight in shining armor,' or whatever else this book may claim.