Only then does Cade realize he's shivering, and has been for hours. He's not even wearing a robe, just the thin shirt and trousers of linen that he sleeps in. He hadn't intended to be... well, around long enough to truly get cold, but the wind cuts through the fabric like it isn't there. As he realizes this, it occurs to him that he's out in public underdressed. This woman is ruining everything.
"Nothing," he says, hoarse from hours of intermittent sobbing while trying not to make any noise. "You shouldn't be here." In truth she has much of a right as anyone, but he doesn't want her to be here, so he might as well.
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As he realizes this, it occurs to him that he's out in public underdressed. This woman is ruining everything.
"Nothing," he says, hoarse from hours of intermittent sobbing while trying not to make any noise. "You shouldn't be here." In truth she has much of a right as anyone, but he doesn't want her to be here, so he might as well.