Nick brushed his bangs away from his face and smiled down at the children.
“The train will be here soon, and then we’ll be safe. You guys are doing great.” He nodded to their father and stepped away from them and toward the three people.
When the younger of the two men, a slave, Nick saw immediately, twisted around and looked up then locked gazes with Nick, the other man turned and looked at him also. It was unsettling since there was sufficient noise in the place and Nick walked quietly enough he shouldn’t have been heard. This guy seemed to know Nick was focusing on them.
He shook off the odd feeling and tingling at the base of his skull, concentrating on the task at hand.
“Is there anything—”
Nick’s words were cut off when the older man got to his feet and grabbed Nick’s arms in a
