I see. I did not even know where she stayed. [He had assumed the Boarding House since they had found her body close to it.]

It might have been a personal effect she had arrived with. Perhaps when the ice melts away it can be buried with her. [Unless there was something in it that Elena thinks is vital for them to follow up on, he thinks it is safe to return it to her.]

And what about yourself, sweetheart? If you don't mind my asking, how are you holding up? Has your injury healed?