While Annika busied herself whining (she seemed to be going for a medal in the activity), Felix settled in with a book of fairytales.

"You didn't want anything else to read?" Jack asked, watching the boy carefully.

He shook his head. "I like these. They're true. And you like it when I want to read in English."

"...all right," Jack said, wondering what the boy meant by 'true' but a little afraid to ask. He'd doodle idly while the boy read.