[ Ah. Now that Tim mentions being it being about both of them, Martin makes much the same connection. That had been Tim's room before, wasn't it? And it was miserable. Now, here's Algric's, and it's a frozen hell.

Algric freezes up rather more metaphorically. Stumbling for the lie. ]

I - ah - he wasn't very happy when I told him he couldn't come. Of course he wanted to help. He must have snuck out after us as soon as we left.