Mireille looked back at Dante while James walked forward, holding her small luggage with him.

"Dante." Mireille stopped walking on the stairs and Dante stopped too, a few steps away from her.

"You promised that we will have a lengthy talk when you are back. We... We haven't had any talk yet." Mireille pointed out.

"Mireille?" James called, having reached the end of the stairs.

"Just a minute." Mireille said to him and returned her attention to Dante.

James ...