"Hey," she says, raising her voice (she already speaks a little louder than she should most of the time, so...he's not going to miss this, and probably no one else within earshot would either). "I found something."

Maybe nothing, but the box of candles looks as if it's been disturbed, like they're in use, and there's a box of matches there with it. Not for the first time today, she wishes she'd brought cigarettes.