Now Paul is breaking the news of a death to orphans. His face hardly betrays his dismay, but Ezra is used to dealing with people who have trained themselves to serenity. The tremor at the corners of his eyes are a tell even he doesn’t quite manage to hide.

“…what should I tell them, if they ask what happened to you?” They’re practically Falco’s age. Old enough to understand a lot of things, too young to be asked to.