“I don’t understand.”
Rathe contemplated her for a moment. “Was your family religious?”
She spat out a laugh. “Hardly. Dad was an atheist and Mum wasn’t sure one way or the other so never gave it any thought. Why are you asking?”
He kept his eyes fixed on hers. “Your brother seems to have had some sort of religious conversion.”
Rathe did not know what reaction she might have to his words, but he could not have expected the gentle shaking of her shoulders and the broad grin across her face. For a few seconds, she chuckled silently to herself, before seeming to become aware of the inappropriate nature of her response. She composed herself and returned her attention to him.
“Are you telling me Richard found God?” she sneered. As he nodded his head, she began to shake hers. “I can’t belie
