"No," Anne's quick to counter with, both hand bracing against him and pushing, though she's the only one to step back. Looking toward what she thinks is the shadow of the castle in the distance, she waves a hand in eager dismissal. "That is no home of mine. I came out here...with good cause, and look, I have found someone to be of use. You will find her."

But he isn't a member of her court, isn't that true? He may not react well to an order. May even get angry, there's no telling, he has a strange look in his eye she can't quite read just yet. It she could read it, she could better use it.

"I will pay you," Anne hurries to add on, reaching out to take his arm again, this time to try and pull him with her out into the frozen street. "I will pay you your weight in sovereigns. I would promise you a title, were you to excuse the little detail of land..."