He was quick in closing the door behind her -- it had taken so long to warm up the cabin in the biting cold that any loss of heat was one he would regret -- and he, too, maintained his distance as he turned to give her a proper look.
She, simply put, did not look like she belonged here. Her clothes made her stick out like a sore thumb, almost costume-like in nature. She would've stood out even if she wasn't completely sodden. He didn't comment.
"It's alright," he interrupted instead in an attempt to calm her, cutting her off. She was about to babble, and he was aware that the steel in his hand probably looked threatening. He was also aware of how bad the hallucinations could get, so vivid that they could drive someone out of shelter and into the cold, deathly embrace of the snow. "I'm not going to do any harm to you, and nothing is going to come after you here." He gestured to the fire, urging.
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She, simply put, did not look like she belonged here. Her clothes made her stick out like a sore thumb, almost costume-like in nature. She would've stood out even if she wasn't completely sodden. He didn't comment.
"It's alright," he interrupted instead in an attempt to calm her, cutting her off. She was about to babble, and he was aware that the steel in his hand probably looked threatening. He was also aware of how bad the hallucinations could get, so vivid that they could drive someone out of shelter and into the cold, deathly embrace of the snow. "I'm not going to do any harm to you, and nothing is going to come after you here." He gestured to the fire, urging.