The first thing that registered when Faustus spoke was that Malou had spoken outloud. Her eyes widened at his words and she spun around to look at him, a blush on her cheeks. That was when she realized the second thing, he had understood her.

Fautus was standing there at the doorway his eyes glued to her, an impish smile on his lips. And she had absolutely no idea how to respond, how to accept that such turns of phrase were allowed now.

Instead addressing it she tilted her head to the side slightly and asked another question. "You know Dutch?" She was surprised how happy just the thought of Jim speaking her language made her.