Her attention had been fixed on the changing facades around her, if she hadn't been so distracted she would never have missed the man's approach. "Oh!" She stooped as he did, desperate to clutch for the compass but it was the other who retrieved it.

"So sorry, I wasn't paying full attention to," She found herself looking at a disheveled but familiar face. There were changes, more lines and creases, a scruff of stubble and a lengthy mess of dark hair. The eyes were more hollow but given enough time the warmth that used to reside there could be seen in echoes.

It wasn't an immediate recognition, but after that long moment she blinked. "I know you." The words barely a whisper as her hand turned palm up to receive her amulet.