"I did. But hey, I had less crazy ideas too...", Louis defended himself with a smile. He wasn't sure how serious he meant most of them, but then again, if they could tame a lion, why not an alligator? He had many ideas and sometimes he was probably just bored. Most of his ideas didn't fly with the ringmaster anyway, some he allowed only to see Louis fail and realize himself, that it had been stupid. Only those that weren't that crazy though. In the end he always looked out for them and yet, it was only for his selfish desires, for his hunger, or whyever he did it. He'd been like a father to both of them and when Louis realized who he truly was and that he was only using every single person in this circus, he was devastated. Louis had so much time in his makeshift hospital bed to think about it, to be scared, disappointed and lost. He still had many questions that weren't answered by him and for the longest time he wanted to protect Josiah from finding out, from being destroyed as well. Now however, maybe he was old enough and maybe learning about it would allow him to flee.
"No it's alright...", Louis mumbled, still shuffling the card. "Maybe the cotton candy calmed them down. It'll be fine. I know sitting in their wagon or helping push them out of the mud isn't anyones favorite activity, but I know you'll manage them." He did. Josiah kept them in line by making them play games. He always did and Louis appreciated it, even though he quite obviously never thanked Josiah enough for it. Eventually he put the cards on the table. "Pick any one.", Louis told him and once Josiah complied he talked hi through further. "Remember it? Right, then shuffle it back in." Josiah did what he was asked and eventually Louis got the cards back. He shuffled them some more, then strew a bunch of cards on the table, commenting that those were not the right cards. Eventually he stopped, seemingly at random. "Is that it?", he asked. It wasn't, but he knew that and once he was told, with Josiahs face maybe even lighting up because he somehow tricked Louis, Louis acted like he sighed. "Oh right... it must have been the one I forgot in your chest pocket then." How did it get there? When did it get there? Louis wouldn't tell.
"No it's alright...", Louis mumbled, still shuffling the card. "Maybe the cotton candy calmed them down. It'll be fine. I know sitting in their wagon or helping push them out of the mud isn't anyones favorite activity, but I know you'll manage them." He did. Josiah kept them in line by making them play games. He always did and Louis appreciated it, even though he quite obviously never thanked Josiah enough for it. Eventually he put the cards on the table. "Pick any one.", Louis told him and once Josiah complied he talked hi through further. "Remember it? Right, then shuffle it back in." Josiah did what he was asked and eventually Louis got the cards back. He shuffled them some more, then strew a bunch of cards on the table, commenting that those were not the right cards. Eventually he stopped, seemingly at random. "Is that it?", he asked. It wasn't, but he knew that and once he was told, with Josiahs face maybe even lighting up because he somehow tricked Louis, Louis acted like he sighed. "Oh right... it must have been the one I forgot in your chest pocket then." How did it get there? When did it get there? Louis wouldn't tell.