One surprisngly large knot of tension dissolves as soon as he mentions Al, and then another when he says that Bert will be okay and Sue's with him. It sinks in, a little, They're all okay, and Lilly sighs in relief.
And then Eddie keeps talking, Roland's fine but... and she tenses again, because no good sentences start that way. She nods.
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And then Eddie keeps talking, Roland's fine but... and she tenses again, because no good sentences start that way. She nods.
"Yeah, I knew that."