[Topic change heard and noted. He won't press it for now. It's enough of a shift from the Fon Master's normal mood that Guy would rather have this sort of conversation when they were both a little more... alert.]

Nah, I actually got lucky this time! It looks like I just missed a rainy day or two, with all the mud that's already out here.

[No barefoot trekking through the slush for him! It's much better than being thrown into a frozen lake, by far, but he'll just cherish those little things right now. Like having shoes. Shoes are great.]

With that plus the cold and the time right now? I'm sure it would make anyone feel a little off, much less a kid your age.

[If his hunch is correct, at least. Ion's changed enough at first glance.]