To Infinity and Beyond

"Likewise!" he chirped, looking quite excited to have someone new to talk to and dropping much of the previous seriousness he'd been going for. He wasn't that good at bein' serious anyways. The child really seemed to perk up when Angelus said he was from right here. "No way! That's pretty cool! Did you go on lots of adventures? Did you have lotsa siblings to play with? What're the knolls like? I haven't been there." Having free reign in all those lands would be extra cool if there were others to go exploring with. Amos never got to have as much fun playing by himself, it would be way cooler to have lots of siblings who were more fun than the ones he got saddled with. Of course he didn't make a great effort to forge strong bonds with his brothers, but he was little and one could hardly blame him for not knowing better. It sure didn't take much to set the boys mind to whirring, full of so many thoughts and questions he had trouble picking what to focus on.

Puffing up a bit again, Amos replied, "Sometimes Felicien teaches me things. He's tha one who taught my mom, and then when me and my brothers were born he taught my da too. He's a good fighter." Snickering a little and eyeing Angel cautiously, he added in a slightly lower tone, "But I don't think da's quite as good..." Then, after sobering and thinking about it a second, he added, "Sometimes I'll ask mom to teach me more, but she doesn't like teaching too much even though she fights all the time. Even got scars to prove it." he started to wilt at the thought, but quickly bounced back as an idea seemed to hit him and he looked up at Angelus with wide, hopeful little eyes. "Would you maybe teach me some? I could be a good learner! I'm pretty smart!"