Chapter 20
“I wanted bread,” Emma grumbled as Rohan said his goodbyes and led her outside to the street.
“You should’ve got some,” he replied, helping her down the steps and watching his own footing. The sky looked jet black above the glow of the city and stars speckled high above the ozone. Emma looked up, searching for Orion’s Belt and smiling as she found it. Her father’s astronomy lessons returned along with his gentle, coaxing voice.
“What?” Rohan looked up and followed the line of her eyes, brushing a dark curl from her forehead. “He was a good man, da?”
“Yeah.” Emma nodded. She reached for his fingers in the darkness and squeezed. “It’s ok. You can use his name. Dad would’ve enjoyed the notoriety but I wish you’d warned me.”
Rohan nodded and tugged Emma’s hand, moving her aside
