Bellamy puts a handkerchief to his face to stem the bleeding coming from his nose. My eyebrows feel like they’re trying to crawl into my hair at the sight of the blood. I point to Bellamy’s nose and then to Fox and drop my jaw to express my absolute shock at this unprecedented development. Have I mentioned that I am the best at non-verbal communication? No? Well, I am. It comes with the whole having-to-use-body-language-to-make-my-point thing. Fox shows his surprise with an almost-frown. He’s stoic by reputation, and we’re in mixed company, so his external presentation doesn’t reflect his
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