"That's pretty much about it, exactly." Shad agrees.

"You'll never see a kid, even if he's a mean little shit, say 'hey let's go bomb those guys'. You know, like, outside'a pretend game or them makin' up stories." Even the meanest kids at the Nest Academy didn't really think about starting wars, even if they were encouraged to pick on the younger kids. They were dreaming of heists and glory in battle, not the same way adults did even so.

Once Duo is on his back, he starts trotting along not really running, but he was still faster than a walk, and it was the fastest he could maintain in this heat.

Eventually they'd get to the bifrost bridge, get past that and enjoy the breeze, even if it was hot, it was still a breeze. Amazingly, it did get a good deal cooler when they made it across.