Dragoncrest Cliffs Capture the Conch

his eyes flicked to the other boy and he managed a small smile. "nice to meet you. i'm ancelin."
though he wanted to chat more, he saw chacal. ancelin would have been happy to get away — were it not for the fact it was suzu's own freaking mom waving him over! sheepishly, desperate to make a good impression on her, the riseboy padded over.
"i could charge," he blurted, then walked it back with a smooth, "if that's okay with everyone else, i mean." too late he heard he'd spoken over theo, and smirked sheepishly. "then i could distract."