Antonio choked on his coffee as he started to laugh. "Sometimes he acts a bit like a mother, worrywart that he is," he agreed. "But we take it all in stride, because there is absolutely nothing to gain by arguing with someone who is, essentially, yourself."
He tipped his head back, thinking. "Let me see...English, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Filipino, Tiwa-we're the patron saint of Tigua Indians, as well as several Indian languages. Patron saint of American Indians, and that's not just limited to North America. We're polyglots, the lot of us."