[... Just like her, just like she thought. And his words are telling, even if he doesn't explicitly say who it was.

"It's trying to upset us," he said. It looked familiar to him, in a way that upset him.


Was it someone he cared for, or someone he hated, she wonders. She doesn't know him well enough yet to know which way his heart turns, which would upset him more to see.

Once again, he hides his eyes, but she smiles, if only in the hopes that the expression will bleed into her voice for him.]

I guess we learned something new after all, right? I'm not sure yet what it all means, but... that's still a clue!

That means we did what we set out to do!