"Can I have them?"
"Uh, you cannot have them!"
"Why?"
Sawyer was finding it daunting to answer her question. He couldn't tell her that he was not making cute figures, but zombies. That was not a chance he was willing to take.
"Okay, okay, I won't ask for them, okay!"
He breathed a sigh of relief; his back felt cool now.
"Tell me what you were basing these on? I'll make them myself!"
His breath was gone. He kicked himself mentally. It would have been better if he had given them to her; she would have been so captivated by the figures in her hands that she wouldn't have asked him any further questions. If she had asked, he could have diverted her attention by pointing at any detail.
Seeing his look of almost fleeing, Jamie understood that there was something she was missing.
"You are not observing correctly, host! That child is embarrassed about the toys!"
