The Sunspire well that was a bit of a drive-by.

It made sense to Rannoch that Finley hadn't revealed the totality of her motherhood struggles. "I couldn't imagine having to do that with our kids," he replied, his voice sympathetic. They'd been blessed with piglets, for the most part. "I hope we never have to," Rannoch added, adding the sentiment for good measure—he didn't be the one responsible to jinxing them. 

Their conversation shifted considerably with Liffey's next remark, and Rannoch suddenly felt a boyishness that he had not experienced in quite some time. "Well, I thought you were the most beautiful girl that I had ever seen, and that I had to talk to you" Rannoch admitted with a bashfulness to his voice. "I had never felt that way about anybody I'd met," he added. 

"What did you think of me?" Rannoch asked in return.