Trey wanted to ask her to explain, but his brain, which lined facts and patterns up so neatly, failed to suggest anything to say.
They found a table in the square and Red grabbed a tray.
Trey enjoyed their meal together. Red was close to the impish girl he had first met. She had him in stitches with stories of the team's exploits and disasters. Trey went back to his room feeling better, much better. He lay down on his bunk and let the evening play through his mind. He fell asleep with a smile on his face.
The next days were more of the same. He soaked up information and tried to make sense of it but no pattern jumped out at him. Yet far from being frustrated, Trey was glad because it gave him an excuse to spend more time with Red. He learned to his shock the Chief was Red's father. He
