The meeting with Magar goes into the late afternoon, and by the time they’re done, Lincoln is feeling a bit better about the kids, especially after Magar agreed to call Mr. Naresh at the Lotus Home. He’ll pay whatever the cost is to take the kids in, and Palisha has donated money for appropriate clothes, especially for Pratima. The boy, who remains silent, will be a challenge. If he was stolen, Magar had said, then finding his parents will be difficult, unless he opens up and starts talking. He’ll make a call to Next Generation Nepal, an NGO that specializes in re-unifying children with their families.
After the kids were fed lunch, they were led out by a woman for a physical at Bir Hospital, and then they were transferred to Mr. Naresh. What followed was a long conversation about the Mer
