Kelson smiled, thinking of the younger crowd of squires and pages back home, some of who no doubt were troublemakers, although not in the same class as the two Hermes boy, and who most likely were having such tendencies stomped out of them as unbecoming. Still, maybe not typical boyish tendencies but well enough known. He missed it.

"Prank war?" Another unfamiliar term. "Balloon?"

Kelson sighed. He had hoped that such resources like fresh water would still be available, but he hadn't checked yet. "I'm unsure. I have not seen any yet."