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He had to admit, the kid was better at keeping up with the lie than Kove had expected him to be. He briefly wondered how Valette would think about him essentially encouraging such behaviour from her son—only to decide that it couldn’t possibly do too much harm. “I’m sure it is,” he agreed, then paused a moment later. “Ah, your mother does not know that I am here. Maybe we should meet her in the middle so she does not worry.” Although the elder’s mischief was thrilling, he could not help but feel guilty. After all, he was no different during his own youth. He could not even remember all of the times that he had wandered away from various family members in order to fuel his own desire for adventure. And then West admitted to having possibly run ahead, and the Inuk couldn’t help but smile.

“Did you run ahead or did you leave your mother behind entirely?” he asked, a knowing smile gracing his lips. In the end, his guilt won out over the thrill and he had to come clean.