[He could just lie. She'll probably find out eventually, but it's not like he knows her.
But... there aren't a lot of kids his age here, and he's been lonely. So maybe it's not a good idea to try to shut down someone who could become a friend.]
There's a festival for the dead going on, right? So people who've died before get a 'blessing of protection' or whatever if they light the candles.
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[He could just lie. She'll probably find out eventually, but it's not like he knows her.
But... there aren't a lot of kids his age here, and he's been lonely. So maybe it's not a good idea to try to shut down someone who could become a friend.]
There's a festival for the dead going on, right? So people who've died before get a 'blessing of protection' or whatever if they light the candles.