Dragoncrest Cliffs Tired, Hungry, Violent

Right - he hadn't thought of that. He supposed that at his age Lafayette would be yet to live through a winter. "The temperature cools and the snow comes. The majority of plants die off and return in the spring." It was far from the best explanation, but he preferred not to talk the boys ear off.

It amused him, the way Lafayette's brow furrowed. Maybe Phobos was treating him a bit too much like a baby. He couldn't be far off from a yearling.

"You can help if you would like, though I'm afraid it won't be very interesting." It would be helpful to have an assistant, of course - particularly one who had so much more energy than him.