The Floodlands Free and easy

And then came one more kid.  Dammit.  At least Tegan was a dude, he'd probably be willing to keep a secret -- bro code him up or something.  But now he didn't know how much he'd be able to actually share.  A girl wouldn't have the same appreciation for that kind of gossip, would she?  Boo.

Quixote was glad he didn't come straight here from Raven's side, though -- any scent of her on his pelt was likely worn down by his splashing about in the water and generally causing a ruckus lakeside due to the dumb birds.  At least if there wasn't any opportunity to say something directly, he'd probably not have the secret outed by just existing.

While Clover took a moment to catch her breath, Quixote quickly interjected.  Look, whatever you did, you knocked her off step.  There's more, but...  He pause to indicate Clover -- 'Deal with the panicked kid first.'