Bramblepoint BWP: We saw the same sunset

Albeit reluctantly and carefully, the other child began to help. Ponyboy left her to do what she wanted, not comfortable bossing around a complete stranger. He felt perfectly comfortable giving little hints to Bronte though, as she was both his sister, and he was counting on her to not rat him out. "Right here!" he'd say, directing her to an area where the dirt looked looser, and easier to dig. "Careful!" He interjected sometimes, when he felt she was coming too close to the bone. 

Not that he was exceptionally deft or gentle about how he dug either- and in return, he got checked as well. He took his sister's please as genuinely as he had given his. 

He looked over to see how the other girl was making out when he felt himself tiring and become a bit short on breath. "Okay, we can take a break now," he said, hoping to come across as a charitable manager. "What d'you think it is?" He asked, looking up at the partially exposed skeleton.