While Yancey's laugh nearly prompts Lachlan to follow suit, he still flinches and reaches to cover the other boy's mouth with his hand. There are teachers here and they're supposed to be asleep and he's a hopeless teacher's pet, after all. Still, he's smiling when he sheepishly draws back his hand and moves a bit closer to answer quietly, "Cannae tell you that, can I? Then you'll see it comin'."
Yancey & Lachlan