he listened gently, giving a soft nod at peregrine's explanation. he wondered where the devil's sister was, for he had not heard talk of her in the plateau, though he knew the man was possessed of a brother who frequented the borders. the devil invited his words, and taltos gave them willingly enough. you say children. there are others besides osprey jr? he asked, knowing well enough the difference betwixt plurality and singularity — it was a means for peregrine to tell him how many others, instead of allowing himself to guess at such things.
my family, those i deem such, have names in a tongue called french, but i do not know it by heart. julien was one such. an interesting man. i daresay you would have liked him. he was much like you. save for his male lover, lasher added silently to himself, as they had left that part of the conversation rather behind.