(Sorry!! Life has been nutsos)
Clemence looked back at Cole with a sympathetic smile, but didn't say anything as she turned back to walk quietly toward the group.
"...let them have him," one of the members was saying. It was a woman's voice, so this was the coven again. Chris was standing off to the side, arms crossed over his chest as he glared at the ground, clearly not listening to whatever the women were talking about.