Chapter 76

“What if he’s crippled, Mam?”

“Then he’s crippled,” Mam said flatly, “and he will adapt, and learn to cope, and all of his family and you will help him.”

“But what if he’s―”

“Tav. Sit down, have a drink, have some breakfast. You’re off school today, obviously, but you’re not going to sit around fussing and worrying. You can help me—all of you can, now I have five men in the house who can help me get that shed cleared that Ian keeps refusing to set foot in…”