Ah. This was rather terrible, wasn't it? Solomon had never had any siblings, but he remembered acutely Raine's request that he not abandon her, and saw the look on her face, and for a moment of clarity saw their own situation as if from an objective observer.

Including the fact that he was far closer to the door than Genis was. He was practically still in the entrance.

"No," he said firmly, reaching for his coat on the rack by the door and grateful for the fact he'd been wearing his shoes on this particular run down into the kitchen. "Raine hasn't seen you in at least a year. Please, stay. I've some more errands I can run." Possibly one of them should include arranging to use another room for the night. He stepped out the door before Genis could, meeting Raine's gaze over his head. "I'll be by again tomorrow."

That ought to be plenty of time for the two of them to talk, yes? Yes. Hopefully. Maybe he should ask Skulduggery--no, no, that was a terrible idea. Hm.

Regardless of exactly what he meant to do with the rest of the day, Solomon left to give Raine and Genis some privacy.