Sun Mote Copse the frumious bandersnatch!

Bronco's rebuttal gave Sugar pause and she squinted at him thoughtfully. Her first impulse was to refute him. At least in the canon of her game, that reality simply didn't apply. But her interest in medicine wasn't at all fictional. Perhaps this comment had merit. As much as she wished to continue her game, even include the two newcomers, the pup decided to drop it in favor of one of her other favorite subjects.

Niamh had corrected her son's pronunciation and, in any case, she was an adult and a more likely authority on the matter, so it was toward her that Sugar turned her attention. "How's it get infected?" She thought she knew the gist of that word, although she wouldn't mind a refresher on its definition. "And how's it kill you?" she asked with an almost comical gulp, Stygian eyes widening as she exchanged a look with her dad.