It was clear that the guides—the two women and Zein—were no longer in a state of emotional balance, so he decided they needed a space to calm down for now.
"Do you have a place we could use to talk?" Bassena asked the daughter, gesturing to him and Zein. "Someplace quiet, hmm... the bathroom is okay too."
"Oh, we...we have a guest bedroom," she swiftly answered, seemingly arriving at the same conclusion as Bassena. She stood up and gestured toward the hallway. "I'll show you."
Bassena nodded and whispered at his guide, holding the cold hand firmly, leading the older man to the spare bedroom that only had a mattress and nothing else. He said his gratitude to the daughter, before closing the door with a quiet sigh.
