In Other Lands - Elliot
Elliot wondered about airplanes sometimes. For some reason, even after years, it still felt strange to look up at a sky that had never been parted by the slow-dissolving plume of a contrail.
There was no point trying to explain planes to Luke, who completely grasped the idea of YouTube cat videos, but not flying metal tins, but Golden was fascinated with the concept, often quizzing Elliot about it.
“Those men who brought the guns here,” he asked one day, very carefully. “Could they bring an aeroplane?”