"I get that, Gid. I really do. It's been tough, hasn't it?" A bit of an understatement there. Damn, couldn't they have at least washed his clothes? Taken him to the dentist? Any of that? No, of course not.

"Look, so far they made me put you with families in the city, because they felt that was the right way to go. But... You like Postman Pat, right? Don't you think it'd be nice to live on the countryside? And with someone I like this time. Someone who'll properly take care of you."

At least he was as sure of it as he possibly could be.