"You used to sing it," he told her, keeping his voice soft and almost wishing they'd been somewhere else for this. He felt like they were so...exposed sitting there, even if no one else was around.
"Sometimes kids would come without parents." It wasn't the only time, but explaining that people regularly moved back and forth on their own timelines could come later. "They'd be starving and scared and you," he gestured just slightly toward her hands, "would help."