"Okay." And still the walk was easy, meandering even. "I like the sun. It reminds me of home, though where I'm from is much warmer than this."
Because she didn't know about his torture, and would have been absolutely horrified if she had, she continued talking. "There's this beach that's just gorgeous. I miss it already." She tossed him another smile over her shoulder and reached back to place her hand just inside his arm near his wrist. "Do you think you'll miss your home? This... Big Brother government?"