One eyebrow went up, and Elisha's eyes gleamed mostly with amusement. "I could do that," he agreed, a smile flickering to life. "But I would like you to stay. Would you?"
It'd be complicated, of course; more so now that Hadyn was an even higher number in the Hearts than he'd been before.
Elisha slanted him another look and glanced around. "The audience is over," he said. Hadyn's uncle had already stepped out with Avery Hamilton. Jordan Novak was standing slightly apart with a distant look that made Elisha sympathetic...but wasn't something he could do anything about. And most of the onlookers wouldn't speak to the brothers; they wouldn't know what to say. "Do you want to go?"
Apparently so. If he'd remained obedient he would have been 12 forever.
It'd be complicated, of course; more so now that Hadyn was an even higher number in the Hearts than he'd been before.
Elisha slanted him another look and glanced around. "The audience is over," he said. Hadyn's uncle had already stepped out with Avery Hamilton. Jordan Novak was standing slightly apart with a distant look that made Elisha sympathetic...but wasn't something he could do anything about. And most of the onlookers wouldn't speak to the brothers; they wouldn't know what to say. "Do you want to go?"