Chapter 54-05
"But least the wain has stopped," he offered, trying to look on the bright side. Raven cracked a smile.
"If I take your shoes and socks off and roll up your trousers, do you promise not to jump or splash, or run further in?"
Ronan eagerly agreed. Helped his birdie rid his feet of the confinements. The water was icy. Had him squealing so loudly. Had him jumping back away from the cold spray. Raven laughed. Stripped his own boots off and joined him.
"The sand had gone from my toes now," Ronan informed, his teeth hitched by a chatter. "But I cuwl my toes then there's more undwerneath."
"Say curl again?"
"Cuwl."
"Here's what we're going to do." Raven had emptied the paint set into his pocket, leaving the packaging where he'd dumped their shoes. He plucked out a tube. "This
