Kindness, she has learned, begets kindness. They both could use more of it in their lives, and it's not hard to get the cycle started. Once he's got the blanket in hand she backs off, drawing her legs up to her chest and draping her own blanket around them. Her knees make a convenient place to rest her chin.

"You're a man who's always looking for the horizon, I think." The remark is made quietly so he can pretend he didn't hear her. Not everyone likes being seen so clearly.