He tilted his head, his blue eyes filled with understanding. "Look ye, lass. We have three or four day’s thegither here. While I dinna pretend tae ken all there is tae ken, I’ve lived a guid bit o’ my life on a farm, and unless folk are verra different frae other animals, it isnae goin’ tae take that lang tae do what we ha’e tae. We have a bit o’ time tae talk, and get o’er bein’ scairt o’ each other."