One word had been engraved into it.
NOTICED.
Nora stared.
Miller handed it to her.
“This isn’t club membership.”
“I know.”
“It doesn’t mean you owe us anything.”
“Okay.”
“It means we owe you the courtesy of remembering something.”
She looked at the engraving.
Miller continued.
“A lot of people think being alert means being loud.”
Nora said nothing.
“You weren’t loud.”
“No.”
“You were right.”
“I wasn’t completely sure.”
“That’s the point.”
Miller glanced toward Lucas.
“You were sure enough to say something.”
Nora turned the tag over.
Nothing on the back.
Lucas stepped closer.
“You gave us time.”
“For what?”
“To think before reacting.”
She looked at him.
“That sounds like something adults are supposed to do anyway.”