I can help you find a book, Al. [She quips, amused - and completely oblivious to his thoughts at the moment.

But she does notice the way he's looking at her ears now, shock in the first moment of seeing them was one thing. He seemed almost fixated on them.

Which only made her wonder how her brother might have reacted under different circumstances. Sometimes he just worried too damn much.

At the last part she offers a dismissive response.]

I've never seen so much snow... you can stay for a bit, if you need to. I'm sure by now you have somewhere else to go, before it gets too bad?