Nina grinned up at Repliku, skipping beside the older boy. Her mood was almost always a sunny one--it was really a matter of degree. And with her goal of trying funnel cake so close, the degree was high. Alexander trailed Nina, sticking close and watching over the girl as he often did.

Of course, Nina didn't know what funnel cake looked like, and couldn't read any signs yet. So after a moment of cheerfully expecting funnel cake to fall out of the sky, she then blinked at Repliku.

"Where do you get funnel cake?"