He inclined his head at her offer, though he could not linger too much longer away from Torchline. The silence did not bother him, however, and once she was tucked into her coat and softening beneath the fire's cheerful warmth he gingerly settled his bulk into one of the chairs, content to watch the flames in the festively decorated cozy cottage.
The hesitant question, however, drew his attention back to Maea and he regarded her thoughtfully in silence for a moment before shaking his head. "Not upset," he rumbled, his words slow as he considered each one before releasing it from his tongue. "I was... worried." Strictly true, and not without good cause. "I did not think the cold would affect you so quickly." It was a sobering realization to know just how susceptible to it the Ancients were. "Or so severely."
The hesitant question, however, drew his attention back to Maea and he regarded her thoughtfully in silence for a moment before shaking his head. "Not upset," he rumbled, his words slow as he considered each one before releasing it from his tongue. "I was... worried." Strictly true, and not without good cause. "I did not think the cold would affect you so quickly." It was a sobering realization to know just how susceptible to it the Ancients were. "Or so severely."
