It was a definite relief to hear the slight change in Eli's tone as he focused on them instead of Matheus being an idiot again. From where he was, Shannon repositioned his arm around Eli's waist to hold them together and leaned some of his weight on him.

"You'll have to use your hands a lot," Shannon agreed. That was definitely not a bad thing. Then again, it meant they might not end up learning braille all that quickly... "Secret codes, I can get behind. Always wanted one of those, you know?"