Richie looked over to her. He heard what she'd implied just as clearly as he heard what she'd said but he still wasn't sure he could believe it. Even if they could beat Higgs, what if the people he'd brought turned against them in revenge? And what about when something else came?
But he missed home too. And outside. "Think we'll be out before the snow?" he asked. He still had that feeling in the back of his mind that they were planning something soon, but he didn't know if Kat was actually involved. And was smart enough to figure out that she wouldn't just talk about it out loud even if she was. And, as small as it might all seem considering, they'd already missed Halloween, he didn't want to miss Christmas too.