Just like that he was by her side, the small kindness of blocking the wind still there. Malou swallowed at the ease in which he had offered to help. Was it because of her? Or simply because he was the kind of man to do that? Better not to focus on that, she decided as she placed her hand on his arm and followed his slow steps through the room.

"Oh?" Malou wanted to look both at him and at the door to the kitchens. The kitchens were the second best place to finding the on site healer which was a good thing. But then his mention of the two others, in a tone most people used to discuss family intrigued her - and more importantly distracted her. A glance at her face and she saw a wide grin on her face. It made her want to grin right back at him. With a smile like that there had to be more to the story.