Emberwood Cucumber salad

"Thanks! You are..." Merlin tilted his head to the side, searching for the best word to describe, what the girl before him looked like without gravely insulting her, "... extraordinary!" Good thing he did not add "too", because in no way was it a synonym for "cute". 

"Well, where can you help me with?" he asked her, wondering, what the girl had in mind and thus buying time to figure out, what to do with this little exuberant companion. He cast a wary glance around to make sure that no overprotective parents were lurking in the bushes, but surprisingly the girl seemed to be on her own.