"You do not have to talk to me about this," she told him honestly, noting the awkwardness in his response. She didn't think she would be able to talk so openly to someone she didn't really know either. "But after Mathwall you just... well, it was worrying, whatever it was."
After a moment she sat down next to him, the rope toy dangling from between two fingers, ignored by her dog who still preferred Malcolm to it.