"Not exactly." It's an evasion, but delivered in the same blandly serene way she says so many other things, the slight awkwardness behind her reluctance to explain herself not immediately as clear as it could otherwise be. She was irritated with herself about coming to check on him in the first place; having to admit she did it when he's more or less fine is not any less irritating.
"I had a late catch-up lesson, and some spare time after it."
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"Not exactly." It's an evasion, but delivered in the same blandly serene way she says so many other things, the slight awkwardness behind her reluctance to explain herself not immediately as clear as it could otherwise be. She was irritated with herself about coming to check on him in the first place; having to admit she did it when he's more or less fine is not any less irritating.
"I had a late catch-up lesson, and some spare time after it."