This boy is a closed book, locked down more tightly than a bank vault. It's a shame something like this has to happen to someone so young, especially since it doesn't seem to have been voluntary.

"Listen," I say quietly, catching his eyes at the most non-threatening angle possible. "You don't have to tell me now. You don't have to tell me anything at all, if you don't want to. But..." I reach into my pocket and pull out one of the fancy cards Akiko made for the agency. I scribble down my cell number on the back and hand it to Leo. "I do have some...background in things like that. Those sort of...marks." I gesture at his covered arm. "If you want to talk, or if you need anything at all, please. Give me a call."