Henry shrugged a little bit. "It was just a phone application. Open-source Java Script and C-language. I read a lot of books." It had taken him years to make.

Ronan was giving him a slightly speculative look for a moment, considering, and Henry met his gaze. He wondered what it was he was considering, exactly. If he knew something that Henry didn't, somehow--that would be an interesting twist, some strange circuity to everything. It would serve Henry right.

"Nearly ten," Henry deadpanned. "I was still learning English."