Sleepy Fox Hollow I choose how i sin

Anselm sought to needle him — why? To what end? It was unkind and he knew it — but something about his unaddressed feelings irked the Sonnenwasser; and that made him volatile.

He was in no condition to fight. Learning that Etienne had seen his family and then left again, Anselm scoffed. If it was that easy to leave his family, when was it Paleo’s due to see Etienne leave them?

I vould never leave my family behind. Anselm sniffed, judgment in his tone that was for all purposes unfair to the boy who had literally saved his life.

He intended to leave Etienne with that to chew on — he knew better than to strike his savior — but something else kept him there. Vhen will you abandon us, too?