Jay cast Eli a quiet smile. The gratitude went both ways here: after all, Jay had felt the knife’s effects as well, and could not claim to be remotely better at resisting them.
He considered the problem, thankful the knife was, for now, safe in that box. “I’ll make sure no one else touches it,” he promised seriously, demonstrating this by even handling the box with care.
Best sort that out now, before anyone returned to the shop. “I think your blanket’ll have to go, though,” he added lightly, glancing at the burnt-out leftovers of it as a sign that the boy should clean up the rest of the evidence as best he could. But Eli worked with fireplaces enough; he was sure the rest of the damage could be explained away.
Eli, at least, was never someone to fear talking when he shouldn’t.
wrap?
He considered the problem, thankful the knife was, for now, safe in that box. “I’ll make sure no one else touches it,” he promised seriously, demonstrating this by even handling the box with care.
Best sort that out now, before anyone returned to the shop. “I think your blanket’ll have to go, though,” he added lightly, glancing at the burnt-out leftovers of it as a sign that the boy should clean up the rest of the evidence as best he could. But Eli worked with fireplaces enough; he was sure the rest of the damage could be explained away.
Eli, at least, was never someone to fear talking when he shouldn’t.
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