"Ha! Coulda been worse. I almost clocked my mum out cold when I swung my first spear." Wil had been 10, as tall as she was, and not fond of looking where he was leaping. Or swinging a spear in a small space.
"We'll find ya a mountain sure enough." Wil would actually pay to see that. Merri was a pretty unique mage. When he started casting something, you never totally knew what was going to happen. That was what made it so exciting!