Gerald was restless the entire day after he came back from visiting the shrine. The things Thomas told him unsettled him, and gave birth to something peculiar and strange in his mind that Gerald found himself mulling over his words more than a few times.
He didn't understand the wisdom the young monk intended to give him. In that short meeting, he said something so deep and profound that Gerald wouldn't have ever even thought about it if it was not for Thomas.
'Gerald if you keep paying attention to that monks every word then how are you going to keep meeting him and squeeze inside information on the Longhurst family from him?'
He kept chiding him about it but to no avail. He avoided meeting Isabella and Oscar that day because he knew they would figure out his uneasiness within a minute.
His niffler tugged at his sleeve, demanding his attention.
"What is it Filch?" Gerald asked.
