"The ghosts I knew could only stay at certain sites." Maybe Noah was confined to the school and that's how he went there with Adam and his other friends. Alec almost asked if Adam was searching for something that would let him cross over, but that seemed rude. If Noah wanted to move on, Adam would help him.

"You answer questions. I just have to figure out the right ones to ask." Which sometimes was a struggle since hearing about the mortal world was completely different than reading about it. As long as he kept his curiosity under control, they should be all right. "And I might like Gansey but I like you too.

"If he's looking for a Welsh king, shouldn't he be looking in Wales?" His knowledge of the world was limited in some ways, but Alec knew that America was not close to Wales. "Are you looking for the king too?"