"What in the world did you see at Headmistress Catherine's office?" Of course, that was the first thing I was going to name off. It was the start of Vin's odd behavior from the beginning of all this.
He closed his eyes for a brief moment, and took a deep breath before starting his next words. "It was a piece of paper."
"Paper?" But just one piece of paper shouldn't change someone's mood unless they knew what was...oh. After taking in the sound of my voice, Vin continued on. "It wasn't blank." Answering my next question without falter.
"It was an orphan's paperwork. Just didn't think Headmistress Catherine would leave one of the children's papers so blindly open in the drawer with the keys."
"You mean the adoption papers given to families to know more about the children living in the orphanage right?" Vin nodded. Those adoption papers were often saved in the Headmistress' office to help parents planning to adopt us and minimize their choices. Of course Vin and I were in the pool of choices, but we never got picked.
But still, was this all what Vin saw from the drawer?