[ It has the added effect of Miles reconsidering what he wants to do. If he pushes those rules too much, Da will hear about it ...

Eh. Cookies first. Mischief later. The cook scowls a bit when she sees Miles come back for seconds, but won't argue with Tex. ]

I'm fine. Nothing broken today. An' I didn't fall off the bannister so you don't have to tell him about that either.