"I never thought to," I admit softly, "we were always told we're the only survivors. I can't see how anyone else could have lived through that. Red Buster ... he's just very passionate about what he believes in. He wanted you to be human, and it was hard not to get drawn into that."

He's absolutely right. Why didn't I ask? Because Etienne and the other boy are dead, but it seems so obvious now.