Samuel clearly didn’t believe it. “Your memory’s that good?”

“Yup! Mommy says Iris takes after Daddy in this. My daddy’s a genius, you know!”

Samuel paused, slightly taken aback. “Your dad has a great memory?”

“He does! Why, Uncle?”

Samuel didn’t dwell on the question. It had just slipped out. After all, kids lied to impress all the time, and in this world, true geniuses were rare—a number you could count on one ...