“Bluenote?” The white pegasus filly looked up at me with pleading eyes.
“Yeah, Cloudy?”
“If Nana… doesn’t make it…”
“She will, Cloudy. She’s a tough ol’ bird.”
“Yeah, I know…” Cloudy paused, unconvinced. “But, you know, if it’s worse than we think and she just can’t, would you… would you adopt me?”
I had no clue how to answer such a question. Academy student that I was, of course I blew it.