When you came in the air went out

[Texas]

and I discovered that my castles stand

upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

“Below?” He repeats, clearly questioning if that’s an acceptable thing to name a child. He’s supposes it’s better than Spotty, which is what he probably would have named the colorful thing. “Nice to meet you. My name’s Texas.”

“Talking to strangers is interesting,” he replies, having been told the same thing as a child and having clearly ignored it. It’s a silly thing to tell children; how are they going to learn anything if they just talk to their family? Having spoken only with his own family might have driven Texas mad, though there are those that might claim it has.

“Did your mother leave you here?” asks the bay stallion, already well aware of the answer. Of course she did – no one drops their kid off in the Adoption Den for baby-sitting for the day. There’s always the chance that Below has just accidentally wandered here though, and Texas would rather not accidentally kidnap a child if he can help it.

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