Sniffling, Ella tried to believe him, looking up at him carefully. He still had honest eyes. 'Who got us sick?' she asked softly. 'Was it bad pirates?' she asked, biting her lip. 'Bad pirates made Liam's mummy a ghost, will mummy also become a ghost?'
She clung a little tighter to him at the thought, afraid. She didn't want mummy to die, she wanted her here, hugging her and telling her everything was fine. 'Can I sleep with you and Pansy tonight?' she suddenly asked, looking up. 'I don't want the bad dream to come back and mummy and daddy always lets me sleep with them if I have bad dreams.'