10 Chapter 10

Matty blinked and turned his gaze to Rob. “What just happened?”

“I have no idea.” Rob stretched out his hand so that his fingertips touched Matty’s and Matty gathered his courage along with his breath. “Will you come inside with me? We can look at the papers and talk about it?” His grip was warm on Matty’s palm despite the mud as Matty drew him closer. He didn’t loosen his grasp as they walked across the yard side by side. TWO: A Culmination of Years

“What just happened?” Matty asked again, as he dropped Rob’s hand to shut the outside door.

“I honestly have no idea,” Rob repeated. He took his coat off automatically and hung it on the hooks in the little scullery. “That was an elf, wasn’t it? Or a fairy?”

Matty coughed. “Erm. Yes. Or perhaps we’re both going mad?”