I'm surprisingly happy that he takes my hand again. He might just be a bit of fun in the end, but I do like him very much.

"Well, you know Americans," I say, though I don't really mean to make a joke of what is clearly a very serious story he's trusting me with. "I'd have followed him, too. Any of my brothers, I'd go after if I could. That's what family does, isn't it?"