"Uh-huh. One of them, anyway." He nods. "Nah, we didn't show up together, he was here for a bit before me." He explains easily.

Luckily, it's only to the end of the street to the boarding house, and he's leading her up the steps and inside soon enough. "You probably need a new set of clothes, huh?" If she was out in all that mess for long, hers are probably frozen, wet, or both.