Under the book is better than over for all involved, in this case; Alfredo doesn't quibble.
Granted, the boy himself may have tried to skip lunch again - certain habits from home die hard, he supposes - but there's nothing happening now to indicate that.
A moment or two after Da Qing settles in, Alfredo flips another page before letting one hand drift to the cat king's side.
Not the belly, though. That's the sort of mistake he'll only let himself make once.
Oldest he *can* be is 13; 12 is more likely.
Granted, the boy himself may have tried to skip lunch again - certain habits from home die hard, he supposes - but there's nothing happening now to indicate that.
A moment or two after Da Qing settles in, Alfredo flips another page before letting one hand drift to the cat king's side.
Not the belly, though. That's the sort of mistake he'll only let himself make once.