Understanding and confusion cross Thorongil's face at once.
"It is the cold, then," he says, looking at her curiously. "Well, you are welcome to warm yourself here for as long as you wish." He nods at the place across the fire, giving her permission to sit.
It's only when she's settled that he asks the question. "Can you not speak?" The way he asks it makes it clear that he's guessed and is looking for confirmation rather than demanding that she talk to him.
don't worry about the delay at all! I will backtag into forever. Also, can he see her wings?
"It is the cold, then," he says, looking at her curiously. "Well, you are welcome to warm yourself here for as long as you wish." He nods at the place across the fire, giving her permission to sit.
It's only when she's settled that he asks the question. "Can you not speak?" The way he asks it makes it clear that he's guessed and is looking for confirmation rather than demanding that she talk to him.