"You remind me of a little girl I know," he told her. To say Opal was a little girl was a bit of a stretch. But the psychopomp wasn't here, so he could describe her any way he chose to describe her and no one would know the difference. No one would know anyway, because if she was here, Ronan would keep her hidden just as he had back at the Barns.
"She's pretty awesome," he added. because for all that she defied normalcy, Opal was pretty amazing. Even Ronan had to admit that.
He watched her with the burger as he systematically removed the wrapping from the one he held. "Are you sure you're not part goat? Goats like to eat furniture."