"It couldn't hurt." If nothing else, he might start to feel better about whatever's bothering him. And maybe it was just that she's gotten into the habit of offering whenever one of her friends were upset about something but either way she's willing to listen as long as he's willing to talk.

And now that he mentioned it, the air did seem to be getting chillier. "You're right. It wasn't this chilly when I came out here." And there was absolutely something out in the water. "Whoa. What is that?"