Now that the immediate crisis was out of the way, he gets a proper read on this stranger, the odd reds of his eyes occasionally catching firelight. All the clues hinted clearly enough that Dan had been outside for a smoke break and was having a rough time of it. Even as a less approachable type, Miguel still had that caretaker streak in him.
"There's a kettle around here for the fireplaces. What do you think of tea?"
Tea, not coffee, because Dan's voice sounded rough and Miguel assumes the cold was part of it. He didn't know yet that it's what he always sounded like.
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Now that the immediate crisis was out of the way, he gets a proper read on this stranger, the odd reds of his eyes occasionally catching firelight. All the clues hinted clearly enough that Dan had been outside for a smoke break and was having a rough time of it. Even as a less approachable type, Miguel still had that caretaker streak in him.
"There's a kettle around here for the fireplaces. What do you think of tea?"
Tea, not coffee, because Dan's voice sounded rough and Miguel assumes the cold was part of it. He didn't know yet that it's what he always sounded like.