Kim bit. “And what do you want?”
“You let me know how my brother is doing, every so often. And you do not let him know that you’re in contact with me.”
“That sounds a little dicey.”
“Yes, doesn’t it? I haven’t had any contact with him in a very long time. I think he wants to keep things that way, and I am willing to allow that, but still, I worry. You seem to be in a position to let me know… well, to let me know if he ever changes his mind. Or if, regardless of his wishes, he ever needs me.”
“Yeah, spying on people doesn’t really sit that well with me.”
Was it Jadwiga’s imagination, or did Kim send her a significant look?
“I don’t want you to spy. I just want to know that he’s all right.”
“You changed him,” Jadwiga said quietly. “Didn’t you?” It was the explanation that seemed to fi
