He hadn’t been aware of her, hazels peering out over the world beyond the precarious perch and thoughts dancing around in his head. Swirling darkly… just like they had since he had been young. That dark place still plucked at him, doing its best to coax him back into its arms. She spoke and he suddenly whirled around, startled. He stared for a moment dumbstruck both by how quiet she was and by the words she said.
"Excuse me?" His next instinct was to be offended. Then he processed what she had said and he immediately zeroed in on her gaze, the way it almost met his but not quite and he suddenly felt very very guilty. "Oh uh-" Dammit, he was useless!
He glanced back behind himself at the cliff side. "Yes there is… and it’s quite close." She was quite close!