Riley stared at the children like they had just said the craziest thing in the universe.
Of all the possible things they could have come up with, how did they even connect that?
Well, apparently, it was because they had been told, over and over, that there was nothing more important than children.
So if the rescuer had something so important he could not possibly ignore it, then it had to be because of a child.
Riley blinked, unsure where that logic even came from. But then one of the children, eyes shining with tears, whispered that his parents had fought and even died in a war for him. And in that moment, Riley understood why they had been taught such things.
The human aide glanced at their teacher. Miss Risa's expression was pleading, begging him to understand.
