"Everyone leaves, right?" he said with a shrug. "It's just a matter of when."

He wasn't quite as bitter about that as he used to be. Billy had been learning that even though everyone did leave, maybe it was still worth having them around. At least so long as you didn't rely on them.

"Anyway, we're just about there. Last chance to bail before you're trapped by the cuteness that is bottle feeding baby bats."