"Where do you want to go once you leave here?" Poitr wanted to ask her before Sister Lazenby showed up. "Do you want to try to go back to the forest?" Poitr thought that, if needed, he could smuggle her out. Or if he had to, adopt her then have her run away... that would be hard to explain to Lindsey, though. "If you wanted, you could come live with me in my house."
More than anything else, Poitr was anxious. He had no idea what to expect now that he put the offer out there. He cared for this girl, there was no doubt about that. He knew that he wanted to protect her. Would that be enough? Would Ella fit in? Would Poitr and Lindsey be what Ella needed? He promised himself that, if she said yes, he would do his best to be a great father. He wouldn't ignore her, like his own father did. He would put Ella in front of work if the need be, even if it meant hiring someone else to pick up his responsibilities.