[ Wolfe gives a brief nod—smart lad. But— ]

There are many schools of thought in the world. This is only one of them.

[ Santi worships his Christian god, while Wolfe worships his own. Differences of belief are common where he comes from and Wolfe hasn't yet learned how gung-ho about Christmas the people here are.

But at the boy's question, Wolfe drops his voice as well. ]

I haven't decided. Some think they might be for protection; I've been told something similar happened in October.