Lost count. [Said with all sardonic respect to self. Months bleed into years and his sense of time easily slipped away from, especially after immediately leaving Blackwatch. All the soul-searching and trying to find himself at the bottom of a whisky bottle did little good in the end and when he finally started coming to terms with that the years didn't matter so much anymore.
She's alright and isn't asking him to explain himself which he can appreciate, but he'll expect an earful and plenty of questions soon enough. For now however...]
Let's get out of this puddle. [He lets her go to gingerly ring out his hat, not moving far however in case that ankle doesn't hold up. His hat is still soaking wet but the easiest place to carry it is on his head so that's where it's going to go with a wet squish. He offers her an arm and starts walking towards the shore.]
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She's alright and isn't asking him to explain himself which he can appreciate, but he'll expect an earful and plenty of questions soon enough. For now however...]
Let's get out of this puddle. [He lets her go to gingerly ring out his hat, not moving far however in case that ankle doesn't hold up. His hat is still soaking wet but the easiest place to carry it is on his head so that's where it's going to go with a wet squish. He offers her an arm and starts walking towards the shore.]