Order Only: Neal Smullen again

Terry, your message tipped the balance, I think. It was a near thing. The parents let him go, reluctantly, but I've just dropped him off at the sanctuary.

What they will tell his brothers, well, that will be up to them. I very carefully did not enquire too closely. But I'm quite sure that they understand the critical importance of keeping our secrets.

He's a big boy with a hearty laugh, who delights in stuffing his feet into his mouth at every opportunity. I quite lost my heart to him.