"I swear," Aina said with a sigh, watching Galo leap around and gesture up at his matoi mech, probably telling Lio its background again, "everything he does, everything he loves, starts out as a very bad idea."

"Do you think if he realised that he would still, er, charge on ahead into them?" Heris asked, lips pursed.

"Yes." Lucia interjected with a snicker.