"Maybe it will get easier. Maybe you could stay here sometimes. It's warm." Maybe he was taking away Axel's place to live? He had to talk to Mick about that. "And true. I wouldn't want to disappoint Teddy." Teddy perked up even more at his name, squealing a little and making sounds that Hartley could identify. Oh.

"...he wants me to play my flute. Is that okay with you?" He was already taking his flute out of the kangaroo pocket, exciting Teddy further.