[You can almost hear her shrug and the way she shakes her head.]

Unless the adults go out of their way to protect the kids? Pretty much. Most of the kids are thankfully closer to eighteen than younger but it's still unnerving. This place thrives on the survival of the fittest. I don't think our captors particularly care.

I'll ask around and talk with the others, see if I can find someone willing to keep an extra eye out for Cain and Nanako. I don't like the idea of either of them getting hurt.