"No, lad, you definitely do need water. You'll get do drink as much water as you want from now on." How old was this boy even? He was so malnourished that it was difficult to tell. Barty put the ladder back where he had taken it from, then he simply picked up the boy again. His feet looked horrendous.

He carried Gideon with him to the car, where he opened the door to the backseat and sat Gideon down next to Aziraphale, who was already seated and still holding the baby. He handed the bottle of water he always brought along - mostly because Tally never stayed hydrated - to Aziraphale. "Make sure the kids drink some."

With that done, he got into the passenger seat, finally ending the recording on his phone. He looked at Jonathan, unable to find the words to describe any of this. "I'm going to call Sam. And we should drive to your place before someone sees us."