...I mean. [And he glances away, gently wrapping wooden fingers around the curve of his neck.] Ya could. Or ya could just hang about, wait for the next carnival stop and get off there. Ya would be safe, wherever ya went.
Since…. That’s one of the first deals I made.

[Keep my family safe.]

Ya could do all sorts of things there- [A disbelieving laugh.] I got ta visit a place once where all the people were made a metal, for starters.