Page 292 of Commander’s Mate

His shoulders collapsed.

“For now,” Nora added.

The woman said something.

The translator caught it.

“Not him.”

Oren went white.

I looked at him.

He stared at his sister.

“What did they do?”

No one answered.

That was not our question to answer.

I walked him away.

He fought me for the first two steps.

Then stopped.

“I came to get her.”

“I know.”

“She used to follow me everywhere.”

“I know.”

“You do not know.”

“No.”

He laughed once.

Broken.

“I hate you.”

“Okay.”

That startled him.

I continued.

“You can hate me from the family waiting area.”

He stared.

“You are not sending me away?”

“No. You’re waiting until she decides.”