"Ow..," she said and rubbed the spot where Charlie elbowed her. She turned around faced her, whispering<sub>"What? Shouldn't he know why we brought him here? Wouldn't it be best <em>not</em> to piss off the scary man with a scythe? And how could he not <em>have</em> a soul, then he couldn't <em>have</em> soulmate." </sub>She rolled her eyes at her sister and then looked at the man, hoping he wouldn't take offense to their whispering about him.