At the suggestion, he scoffed, rolling his eyes at the response, half-tempted to make a retching noise; settling for wrinkling his nose in avid distaste. “Ugh, c’mon, I can do better than ningo!” Which probably wasn’t fair to say – it was likely exactly what he could conquer at this age and stage. But he had pursuits of glory and feats of strength to tackle and snag; the fat white birds of Halo weren’t going to be the exact stepping-stone a young boy craved. Kicking a stone out of his path, he glanced up, eyes focused initially on the sky, the sweeping clouds, then his father.
The mention of Evie made him grin though, no longer worried or concerned, figuring if he could pass Deimos’ pending lectures and apprehensions, his mother would be easier, a bit more willing to run on the edges of risk and reward. “She’ll understand,” mustered and said with all the confidence a sudden seven-year-old could unfurl, any regrets long since bound for some other continent. “Then I could help her and Amham with the plants too! And read! And maybe even help Kiada with stuff!” And more than likely to test the limitations of the Ignatius household’s collective patience with any number of things. Reaching upwards, he went to grab Deimos’ hand, much as he’d done many times before. Not so different. “They’d like that, right?”
The mention of Evie made him grin though, no longer worried or concerned, figuring if he could pass Deimos’ pending lectures and apprehensions, his mother would be easier, a bit more willing to run on the edges of risk and reward. “She’ll understand,” mustered and said with all the confidence a sudden seven-year-old could unfurl, any regrets long since bound for some other continent. “Then I could help her and Amham with the plants too! And read! And maybe even help Kiada with stuff!” And more than likely to test the limitations of the Ignatius household’s collective patience with any number of things. Reaching upwards, he went to grab Deimos’ hand, much as he’d done many times before. Not so different. “They’d like that, right?”
erebos
and then we dream so much
