She dashed past her mother and climbed the carpeted stairs two steps at a time, with Skybrush spouting something about not making a mess. Heh, cute. Getting clean wasn’t without merits, but truth was, I kind of wanted to have an honest, one-on-one conversation with Skybrush. Without kiddy ears overhearing grownup stuff. I think she sort of understood that as well – at least, that’s what I perceived from the knowing look she gave me.