The Sunspire got up before dawn, went down to the racetrack

"Gelman - please, tell this to your dad next time you see him," Wraen chuckled both at the misspelled word and the very smart look of the kid, who nodded and took the matter so seriously, as if he had really understood every word she had told him.

"You will get hang of it," she encouraged the boy, when his first attempt to pick up the toy had failed.