Tansya had the urge to challenge him but her fatigue dampened her aggression and she dipped her head almost gratefully. The warmth of the cabin swallowed her and hastily scampered toward the fireplace. She had barely gotten to enjoy its heat when a sudden thought struck her.
"Oh shit." As she stood Smirnoff dove from her jacket to curl beside the fireplace. She was only halfway to the door when the desperate thundering came from outside. She flung it open to see Tal panting and swaying on trembling legs clutching his gut and glaring at her.
"How the hell-do you move so damn fast when you have ASTHMA?" He fumed his words broken by his staggered breaths. Tansya flashed him a gleeful smile unfazed by his scowling.
"This guy said we could stay here until the storm stops. You look awful", she said. He frowned and shrugged off her oblivious manner and brushed past her into the warmth trying to find their host.
"Uh thank you, for allowing us to intrude. And I probably owe you some sort of apology for her-" He said gesturing to his friend squatting by the fire. "We'll be out of your hair as soon as possible."