Tuktu Weir back at one

Queenie didn't react much to the other's presence. If anything, it might have seemed as though she was ignoring him until he broke the silence. She looked up at him, noticed the details about his appearance, then turned back to what she had been doing. There was a moment before she responded but finally came an, I hate the winter. Queenie figured that hate might not have been the right word since it seemed a bit strong, but she surely didn't count winter as her favorite season. 

Do you? she asked, then looked at the male expectantly.