"Thank you," she said, still very quiet, accpeting the wine and the apology. She took a sip of the wine, welcoming its warmth, then had to put it down when her hands didn't seem to want to stop trembling.

She'd been in terrifying situations and faced them better than she was this, she thought with an inner scowl.

"Are there any good plays running soon? Have you read any reviews?" She looked back up at him with a slight smile on her lips.