As the banter between him and Arya continued, Hal had to admit that the Alchemist was quite persuasive.
Shame though that she was unable to sell him anything, both literally and figuratively.
Arya eventually stood up from her seat and expressed how disappointed she was that they could not engage in business, after which she left the Mansion, boarded her carriage and pulled out of the courtyard.
By then Hal and Melinda we were outside and watching her carriage shrink into the distance, after which Hal faced Melinda and chuckled when he found she was still pouting.
The truth was that he could actually understand why she would have wanted him to put Arya in her place, with his words but he felt the way things turned out was much better.
He headed back into the lounge with her following closely behind as he sat in the luxurious chair again and held out his hand for her.
Melinda snorted but still sat down on his lap before she lounged on him,
