I'm not an adult yet! ...am I?

”I can certainly teach you” He agreed, it was a bsic survival skill that everyone should have the right to learn. That way, if somehow Spider ever ended up on their own again, they could fend for themselves. Huh, why did the thought of Spider being alone fill him with anxiety? He was getting a new blend of emotions with this kid, and he wasn’t really sure what to do about them. So he did what he did best, and moved on. “Your grandmother Halo has all the best snacks, if you ever get hungry, just knock on her door” He had a feeling even busy Halo would spare a second to feed a hungry tummy. She’s certainly done so all his life. Was it weird to tell Spider that Halo was their grandmother? He certainly wasn’t going to go sticking any labels on himself or Hazel. He didn’t know what they were, and it felt presumptuous to call them parents of any kind. They were like… big, older flatmates. But Halo was everybody’s Auntie or Grandmother. She was the sweet woman who fed you any time you visited.

When Spider asked to be let down, he settled himself belly first on the ground, and his red panda helped the very tiny creature off his back. He watched as they vanished into the woods, feeling a tightening in his chest again. That was going to get very old, very fast.

He squinted at the stones as Spider moved them around, wondering what they were - ah, so he had to guess, did he? He hadn’t tracked the marked stone, so he guessed at random. “The far left one?” He suggested, pointing a paw at that stone.

"Speech"