"That's a relief," Kate said warmly, reading the tags as he indicated them. The one that she'd grabbed didn't have any of the magical accoutrements, but hopefully Isaac would still like it. They could fly it in the park — and maybe they'd meet some other little boys that Isaac could be friends with. Children, she thought, were unlikely to recognize the pair of them, or at least less likely than adults were.

"Well, I'm sorry again about the tangle. Enjoy your kite," she said in parting, as she headed to the counter.