agleam | w2 curfew (library)

The baby wizard.

Could you use names, maybe...?

You don't even know him. How's it gonna help?

Yeah, but if you ever bring him up again while we're talking I'll have an easier time remembering his name than baby wizard.

I'm not gonna use his name. Little blonde church kid.

Then at least stick to one nickname! That's like the third one!

[he laughs, though]

He's Central Shorty to me.

Okay. Baby wizard is henceforth stricken from the record.

[ Nods seriously ]

Ya got it. He follows Nero around for scraps. [ he does not (he used to) ]

[snorts]

So you're a proud father...

I ain't claiming that one as my kid. I'd take Southern Shorty.

If your husband feeds him, he's as good as adopted.

[teasing]

We should put him back.

[ joking ]

Put him back where, exactly?

Give him back to Oz. He's supposed to be Central's teacher.

...Wait, if this kid had someone looking out for him, why did he have to go asking other people for food?

[ looks at him ]

Nero's the best cook.

I suspect you might be the tiniest bit biased, but I'll accept it.

It's just true.

[ this is a very biased wizard ]

Hmm...

[He will think this forever]

[his husband bias is valid]