There's no offense taken at her loose hold and he relinquishes her arm as soon as they pass the threshold of his home in respect of her boundaries. The tour is quick and he ends it by the bedroom with the attached bathroom.

"It is that," he replies, a touch amused. That isn't the first thought that would have come to his mind, but he's unfamiliar with the living conditions of 19th century India. "I can show you how to work the shower if you wish to do that now. You'll have the bed." While he took the couch out in the main room. With no family to speak of, having a guest room had never been a priority. Suddenly he's seeing the merits of having one prepared.