give me a life time of promises (open)

As Maea offered once again to take Loren to see Ludo, he bit his lip. Astra pressed against his side as he nodded slowly. ”Alright. Maybe it’s worth a shot. Facing my fears and all that.” Still, his voice was far from certain. He flushed slightly, not quite able to meet her gaze. ”I’d...rather not say, if that’s alright.” Swallowing, he rubbed his thigh a bit nervously. "Let's just say that I betrayed my ignorance as an Outlander and leave it at that?" His words were quite reluctant, as was the expression he wore. "If you have any ideas, I'd be happy to hear them though. Trust me, you're unlikely to suggest things I've already tried." That much, he was quite sure of. LOREN Not quite an open book