And Childermass will patiently wait for LeFlamme to take his time to look up and eye them. Time is short, but trying to rush the one man he believes can help them would be a terrible idea.

That question gets a small, curious tilt of his head out of the magician, but he won't outright admit he has no idea what the butler means.

"That would depend on which boy you mean. There are several who like to wander."