Later, when he has the presence of mind to examine the careless risk he took, he will chastise himself for hardly hearing her. Later, once the giddy thrill of a shared secret hidden beneath the noses of the church's bloodhounds has cooled in him--but not now. Now, he waits only the span of two or three breaths, once she has finished speaking, to hold up a finger, then turn and cross over to her windows. Whatever fastenings or drapes are there, he carefully closes them.

"Light a candle, if you are able."