"You must be Signore Crepsley's assistant. So young, yes, younger
than most." I replied in English this time. He blinked for a moment,
rather like an owl.
"Y-y-yeah I am." He said looking amazed. I turned back to Signore
Tall.
"So it is settled then." I sensed the boy's disbelief and before he
opened his mouth I said, "Word travels fast in the Underground."
"The Underground?" He said.
"The Underground is a sort of- safe haven, shelter, for freaks who are
in hiding or aren't traveling with the Cirque." This time the second boy
spoke; I turned to look at him. He had sort of long yellow-green hair,
snake eyes, and a few scales. "I was there a few months ago."
I nodded and averted my eyes not wanting to stare; he had a sort of
aura around him that fascinated me.
"You can share a tent with Truska. Why don't you two show her the way
then get back to work." Signore Tall said this. I nodded. I bent down
to pick up my rucksack, a cat carrying case and a birdcage.