Sparrow suddenly turned to Kaya, like the question had been burning his tongue for too long.
"He's my cousin," he said quietly, "but even I don't know how he uses his power. How did you know it was his eyes… even with that surgeon's cloth tied over them?"
Kaya blinked once. She hadn't expected that from him. For a second, she almost looked impressed—almost.
Then she answered in a simple tone. "Because he didn't know our names at first. And I never saw his mouth moving when the bad luck hit. I only saw his eyes."
She paused, then admitted the ugly part without shame.
"It was a guess. A gamble."
Sparrow stared at her like she'd just said the most insane thing in the world.
He exhaled, sharp. "Sometimes I really want to ask if you're crazy. What if your gamble was wrong and he doesn't use his eyes? What if it's his mouth?"
