That was really all the answer Bill needed to his unasked question, and he continued massaging, though only with one hand, while he slid down into a sprawl beside Soren, propping himself up with one elbow.
"S'a funny thing." He whispered. "An isolated area like this, quiet, with no trace of wind. It's th'perfect place to pick up certain things you'd miss otherwise. Th'way one's breath fluctuates when surprised, the way they give off pheromones when attracted, or th'simple way th'heart starts beating faster at th'delight of bein' touched." He was abusing his vampire traits ONOES!