But Nicholas promised not to ask until later, and asking won't get them anywhere faster.
He also flinched, hard, at the dead priest part.
That grave in December was very, very conspicuous.
But he keeps his mouth shut and his eyes and ears open. And he is watching Roberto very carefully.
At least until they are ushered in and there is a slim woman with spiky hair who is frowning at the two of them, so he frowns back, but still he lets the talking be done. And as he listens, his frown deepens, but it's more confused, now. She seems to know and not know Roberto. And then the look she turns on him is... strange. Even by the standards of how strange everything has been for these few days.
So he straightens up to his full height. "D'you know where Miss Melanie an' the other kids are?" Pause. "Please?"
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But Nicholas promised not to ask until later, and asking won't get them anywhere faster.
He also flinched, hard, at the dead priest part.
That grave in December was very, very conspicuous.
But he keeps his mouth shut and his eyes and ears open. And he is watching Roberto very carefully.
At least until they are ushered in and there is a slim woman with spiky hair who is frowning at the two of them, so he frowns back, but still he lets the talking be done. And as he listens, his frown deepens, but it's more confused, now. She seems to know and not know Roberto. And then the look she turns on him is... strange. Even by the standards of how strange everything has been for these few days.
So he straightens up to his full height. "D'you know where Miss Melanie an' the other kids are?" Pause. "Please?"