"You're welcome."

She can't ask this kid point-blank if his father hits him. She can't. There's no way he doesn't, but Nathaniel would assuredly lie to her.

So she'll just have to get him set up and then use the months before the Gloria to get Micaiah to talk to him, that's all. Micaiah will have a better shot if he's willing to try.

And failing that she can always just tell Delilah everything.