Liam didn't know why Mummy was talking to Lettie in such a tone. She usually only spoke like that to Daddy, although there were lots of other words and shouting involved. Aunty Lettie was being nice. "Yay! And can you take me flying, Aunty Lettie?" he asked, hoping that perhaps if Daddy was too busy, she might help him.
"I like visiting my Mertha," he said absently as he heard them talking about Rosmerta. "Me and Ella play with her lots. We love her." He wanted to see Mertha now, and was going to have to ask Daddy to take him to see her.
He didn't know what to paint, but decided that if Daddy was saving a goal, he'd want to draw that instead. He gave his mother an apologetic look. "I don't want 'choo to go," he said without looking up. 'Choo smell nice and daddy isn't so grumpy when you're around. "
"Although he's not grumpy when Daphee is around either."