“She forgot?” I stare at him. “And you bought that? Are you stupid?”
Finn bristles. “You’re stupid! And your face is stupid!”
I glare down at the boy. “Show some respect!”
“You called me stupid first!” He sticks out his tongue at me, his previous fear forgotten.
“I’m not the one behaving like a child.”
“I am a child!” he retorts.
He’s got a smart mouth. “How old are you?”
This has him holding out his fingers, and he counts. “Seven.”
I crouch down next to him so that we are at eye level. “Boy, do you want to see something interesting?”
Finn gives me a suspicious look. “Interesting?”
I reach inside my vest and pull out a thin dagger. His eyes widen, and I hold it out to him. “Let me show you a trick. Children like tricks, don’t they?”
From the look in his eyes, he clearly knows be
