It seemed that his words had been droned out in his mother's mind by the fact that his sister could talk. OF COURSE SHE COULD TALK. She talked to him all the time. "Well of course Sarka can talk mama! It's not like she's mute!" He would say aloud, not really thinking that Azalea thought that her daughter could not speak. He turned his attention to his sister as he answered her statement with a humble answer. "I didn't run into anythin' dangerous so I didn't have to be brave." He offered with a small grin as he looked to his mother. "So can I come back?" He had little doubt his mother would let him back but he wanted to make sure.
