Barrow Fields Surrounded and up against a wall

val didn’t prepare for rebuke, so when it came in the form of very depressing news he just stared for a moment.

oh, dead. cool. processing…. this may take a moment…

so is mine. he retorted, eyes narrowing at the stranger. as far as he could tell, the male was being genuine — but he did not for a moment feel sorry for bringing dead mothers into the equation.