Lost Creek Hollow Framed! Art joke. Continue.

Ashlar was continuing to grow and learn.  He was not yet near his full size, but his vocabulary grew by the day, as did his understanding of the things and places around him.

His childlike curiosity and enthusiasm remained.  Today he was looking for a playmate and, as if by magic, Aengus was there!

Ashlar bounded up to the younger boy and crowed his delight enthusiastically.  Aeng!!  Dyou wanna, hum, go n catch frogs n stuff?  He wriggled with hopeful glee.  If Aengus said yes then they could go to the edge and "catch frogs".  There were no frogs here, and Ashlar knew better than to try and go to the stream by himself.  But that did not mean he could not pretend.