After a moment Roland realizes he's going to have to take the risk of looking like he's singling Eddie out, because the rest of the carriages are filling and look like they're about to start moving, and no one's yet given this one more than a glance. He leaves the door open a moment longer anyway, for appearance's sake.

"I've noticed," he says, wondering whether it'd be safe to try to work the topic around to what kind of death it is that Eddie's seen. "Largest trained herd in the country, and to hear people talk you'd think these carriages pulled themselves. I'm fairly sure at least a few of the teachers actually do think that. Well enough for them, I suppose."