The boy looked at Lamb like he might be going to challenge her. He was unknown to her, but she was still getting used to everyone who was here now. Lamb had left the circus for ten years and had only recently returned. That was a lot of time for turnover, especially in a place where people died not infrequently.
So she chewed thoughtfully on her sausage, mouth open, and then said (through the mouthful of meat), "what happened to your head?" She pointed a fork at his hair.