'Must she really acknowledge a brother who so clearly wasn't right in the head?' Vera Xavier wondered.
'And what kind of older brother tells dirty jokes in front of his little sister?'
She smiled at him. "I have a secret about Nathaniel Nathan to share with you."
When Sheldon Caldwell heard this, he immediately perked up. "What secret?"
'He didn't know why, but he felt a strange closeness to Vera Xavier whenever he saw her. It was as if he could say anything to her. He was actually a man with a lot of self-control; it was just that he acted a bit... off... whenever she was around.'
Vera Xavier beckoned to him with her finger. He immediately leaned closer. She gave him a little wink, and he moved in even nearer. Just as he was getting ready to hear her secret, she reached out and clawed his neck.
She hadn't held back, leaving four distinct red marks on his neck.
