From what he's told me about his father already, it's not hard to see the cruelty. I can't imagine how awful it would've been for both of them if their mother was just as bad.

Sharpie at least seems to have turned out okay apart from the murderous sister and the... the being dead thing.

I'd be nervous about this all being some ruse, some story to scare me except I don't know why he'd do such a thing. Especially if he actually wants my help like he seems to. Nervously, I bite at my lip, watching him a little more carefully. "She thought Edith would take you away? Is that it?"