Wheeling Gull Isle Revenge of the orchestra.

Was Dinah just playing along or had she really not seen Batman? Towhee grappled with this as she followed her granddaughter’s lead. Surely any kid her age should be fascinated by their grandmother’s accoutrement. Towhee was kind of offended by Dinah’s seeming lack of interest.

I think you’re old enough to know that not everyone believes in God, she said, refocusing on the conversation at hand. You shouldn’t let anyone else’s beliefs decide yours, including her parents’.  You get to choose what you believe. And it may change over the course of your life, as you get older and experience more things, especially away from the insulation of the island.

Whether or not Dinah could handle the truth remained to be seen. Towhee expected her to burst into tears at any moment. But there was something furtive about her expression instead. Did her grandmother want to hear a secret?

You have to whisper it to my pet bat first, so he can decide whether I can handle it, Towhee replied to see what Dinah would say.