He is respectful and rather than taking her hand, he motions toward the door closest toward the direction of the exit.
"We'll take the stairs to the first floor. Do you have everything you need with you?"
He pauses. To her, he looks like an ordinary citizen.
Her wandering gaze finally stops at him again, noticing now the ominous shift in his behavior. It's alarming, even more after having heard his last few words โ they make her get closer and hold tighter on to the files.
โ Why, why is . . . that? โ