“ If I wasn’t going to help you when you get stuck, do you really think THEY would ?? ”
Her tone is TEASING, but holds a hint of seriousness to it. She yanks lightly on the boy’s ear, pulling him down to her level so that she can brush a bit of snow off of his cheek where it STICKS like powdered sugar.
“ You’re careful, I know. But you’re recklessness tends to cause me to FORGET. ”
A YELP escapes his LIPS as he’s pulled down to level with his staff. It didn’t HURT, but rather caught him by SURPRISE. But he COMPLIES, letting her brush the snow from him.
❝ Tooth might. Probably out of pity. ❞
He chose to IGNORE the second part. He knew she was RIGHT.


















