My spores been growing by the day; my days been shining bright
Mateo shakes his head easily at that, offering the other boy a warm smile. "Nah, we get told to stay away from the Order members because they're so busy. I think I've seen his office though a couple of times." The sort of stuff Everest's father does seems terribly boring to him, but he's at least polite enough not to say that out loud. Watching as he wrestles with the milkshake, Teo tilts his head. "I've not got the blight, I promise," he says through a laugh.
But talk turns to skyships and trips after school, and he nods eagerly. "Yeah, that sounds great!" he agrees. "Do you want to do homework together? If we both get done early then there'll be more time to go play out at the Falling." The prospect of this being a dangerous place for two young boys to go does not occur to him, clearly.
But talk turns to skyships and trips after school, and he nods eagerly. "Yeah, that sounds great!" he agrees. "Do you want to do homework together? If we both get done early then there'll be more time to go play out at the Falling." The prospect of this being a dangerous place for two young boys to go does not occur to him, clearly.
mateo!
