For a few moments Steven wonders if the Ringmaster really will send them home when they're done, and flutters softly with related anxieties. Then again, if she wasn't, then what would be the point of making the deal in the first place? If she could do all this, then couldn't she just make them come because she wanted to?
The other employees seemed so nice, that would be hard to imagine. Either way, there's no reason to resign himself to those fears when there's so much he can look forward to.
He smiles and lets himself float down to his dad, aiming to land in his arms instead of touching the ground. When he gets their, he wraps his arms around Greg's neck in a hug.
"I really think it's going to be okay," he says. "Like... this can be a good thing for us, for a little while."
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For a few moments Steven wonders if the Ringmaster really will send them home when they're done, and flutters softly with related anxieties. Then again, if she wasn't, then what would be the point of making the deal in the first place? If she could do all this, then couldn't she just make them come because she wanted to?
The other employees seemed so nice, that would be hard to imagine. Either way, there's no reason to resign himself to those fears when there's so much he can look forward to.
He smiles and lets himself float down to his dad, aiming to land in his arms instead of touching the ground. When he gets their, he wraps his arms around Greg's neck in a hug.
"I really think it's going to be okay," he says. "Like... this can be a good thing for us, for a little while."