บท 608: Children are the best weapon...in many ways

"Papa? What is Papa doing?" Jade looked in on me at some point. 

I was lying on my stomach, copying the statuette branches to my journal so I could figure out the correct path. Jade climbed the bed and clung to my back, sitting on my waist. 

"Papa is drawing?"

"I'm solving a puzzle," I patted the little boy's head on my shoulder. "Are you done with our training?"

"Mm! Ignis say we'll have to pay for da...damage! I we continue!"

I blinked and raised my head to check the room. Fortunately, the only 'damage' I could find was a wet floor that Ignis had been trying to carefully erase by turning it into steam. Phew...

"That's a good idea--you better only train outdoors from now on," I sighed in relief. Training indoors was good for controls, but there should always be a supervisor. "Do you want to go to sleep?"

The little boy shook his head. "Jade will sleep with Papa!"

"Hmm...do you want to draw?"

"Yes!"