If she were the type of person to ask for a fine but useless dress or fussed and whined about a little hiking, she probably wouldn't be in this conundrum in the first place.

She does have a secret fondness for pretty dresses, though, and hiking gets boring and sweaty after a while. But she's not going to complain about it when there's nothing that can be done to rectify the problem.

His comment has her grimacing a little. "I'm sure it can't be worse than some of the tenements I've lived in before."