Despite her perfectly pleasant approach, Jess had heard enough from Fallon to know that Miss Skovgaard was a no-nonsense sort of healer and he was going to have to push the boundaries of his charms to get away with his escape now.

"Stretching my legs, I'm afraid I can no longer be quite so idle for fear I may go mad." He appealed with a charming grin. Was hoping if he could make it look like he was just ambling about for a bit of a stretch, maybe she would get pulled away for something more pressing and he could slip out.

"I didn't realize you were on the night shift." Or he would have tried sooner. "Doing well this evening?" He kept his voice hushed, knowing it was late, but he was trying to play it cool.