The Heartwood All the debts I owe

"I always thought that that the opposite was true - warmth brought life and cold extinguished it," Lele replied, but did not question his decisions further. She did not like, when people were too keen on finding out all the "why"s and "how"s and "what"s, when met with a habit that did not fit within their range of normal or usual. Therefore she did her best not to ask more questions than necessary, when it came to other people. 

"I am fine, thank you," she said. "Have you travelled far?"