He's still worried about mom, and Melarkey as well. He knows Tiberius' death was harder on them, still living in the house and all. Melarkey tells him he worries too much, and that's bad for his skin.
"Tide wanted to name him Leslie," Anlah tells her. "Can you believe him?"
To start her off, she gets an ant farm for her birthday.
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Post Send: Magnus' original name was actually Leslie. I try not to get too involved in the other townie's lives, but the baby was a boy, so it had to go.
No offense to any boys named Leslie.