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ah, replied the boy. his brows shot up at leto's protectiveness of her bundle—what was she hiding?—but he said nothing of it. 

well, at least not there and then. papa val would hear about this, he decided. 

for now, though, he gave the pair a brusque nod and slipped back into the trees. . .only to remain nearby, dark auds trained intently toward their conversation. his curiosity would simply not allow him to leave earshot entirely.

laffy out!