“Brushing up is definitely what it'll be,” Leah said, nodding agreement to what Kori said. “I've already had basic lessons with a sniper rifle. If Lilah was a fan of guns, it could be funny to watch you teach all three of us. Especially if the lessons went badly. You wouldn't be able to yell at us too much because, well, we'd have guns.” She grinned, amused with the scene playing out in her head, even if it wouldn't actually happen.
“Or you can just go hang out with Tanner. Have manly Stone bonding time or whatever it is you two do when we girls aren't around.” She smirked lightly when the cheeriest member of the Stone family was mentioned. “I think Kaija can forgive us this one time. And, anyway, she can't feel too bad, since Lilah isn't here either.”
The length of the new school days was an important question, as well. “Maybe half-days to start off with. Until everyone gets into the groove of attending. It's going to be strange but good having an actual structured school again. And a lot better than those small learning circles they used to do at Madison Square.” Those had been a disorganized mess. She didn't think any of the kids who participated in that ever really learned anything.
Leah snorted and pointed at Kori. “That innocent act right there is how you weaseled your way out of trouble.” She considered it an achievement that none of them had ever burned down the house. “But I really shouldn't poke fun at the girl who's planning to give me something to keep busy.” As it was, she was bored more often than not.
“A draw isn't any fun. Someone has to be closer to winning than someone else,” Leah mused. For the past few turns, she'd been building and rebuilding the first level of her card castle. “Or maybe I should just agree with little sis so that it's not Bran-Bran who's the winner.” She glanced up and poked her tongue out at her brother.