Patrick stared at them both for an uncomfortably long time and Padraig actually thought he was going to argue with them again. He didn't. Instead he just started to eat the soup. Sure, he did so slowly and dejectedly, but it was happening.
Padraig smiled at Andrew and then he went to pat Patrick's shoulder. "I'm going to clean up a bit, you finish that off. Then we're going to shave you."