[ She has company to accommodate for, after all. There's only two pairs but they both run larger, and two sets for ladies— a size smaller than her own, which the kids can use if they ever came over. They didn't have to last too long of a walk. Once he's bundled and they've donned some slippers, she opens the door to see Eiger off rooting for pinecones as Ahab curls his arm about hers, warm as always. ]
Nothing quite so rugged, don't worry.
[ They follow the stream running behind and under the sunroom off the back end of her house and she throws whatever odd bits Eiger happens to bring them to fetch anew, meandering with shallow purpose and through the small orchard of apples and walnuts, beyond. While their initial stretch (a paltry few minutes) began in easy silence, she eventually speaks up again. ]
Ahab... if I can ask. Does anyone here know about your state?
[ That he'd been comatose, that he has memory issues, hallucinations. Dissociation. What she's ultimately asking: is anyone (else) helping him, or has he been struggling on alone? ]
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Nothing quite so rugged, don't worry.
[ They follow the stream running behind and under the sunroom off the back end of her house and she throws whatever odd bits Eiger happens to bring them to fetch anew, meandering with shallow purpose and through the small orchard of apples and walnuts, beyond. While their initial stretch (a paltry few minutes) began in easy silence, she eventually speaks up again. ]
Ahab... if I can ask. Does anyone here know about your state?
[ That he'd been comatose, that he has memory issues, hallucinations. Dissociation. What she's ultimately asking: is anyone (else) helping him, or has he been struggling on alone? ]