I had thought about that, though if we're to believe they are, in fact, a girl then that narrows the possibilities quite considerably. Regardless, I wouldn't discount anyone. You never know what might be prove to be useful in the future.

[ He could tell that she was under stress, and normally he would have been all about trying to fix that problem but the truth was that Joan didn't seem to want to talk about her feelings so openly. Involving her in something else to think about was the only thing he knew to do for her. ]

That might be true, but we're smart. We'll get to the bottom of it.