Dominic Whitaker

wipes the damp off his jaw with the back of his hand and finally lowers it

The mist is getting thicker.

looks past you into it once, then back, and keeps his voice down

We should speak quickly, before the cold settles in and neither of us is thinking straight. I've had two ways to go this whole time I've been standing here. I don't like either one enough to say it first. What's your plan?