Whew, that was a relief! Heath would hate for everyone in the room, especially the professor, to know how confused he was. He smiled, nodding. Yes, she did know him… better than anyone, even his own family. As for the lesson, it would have to make more sense in the professor’s head than it did in his own! “You’re right on both counts,” he replied. A quiet chuckle escaped him as he heard her laugh. “Okay,” he said, and he began to sing very softly in her ear: “Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O…” The last bit he sang as if reciting a Galdr.

But that was enough joking around. They had work to do! Heath wasn’t sure if they said the Galdr right or not, but he trusted Claudine’s judgement. She was a lot better at Ancient Runes than him! He followed her to the stage, smiling at her childlike excitement. He was excited too! As for which car, he was partial to the X-wing himself because Star Wars reference, but seeing Claudine happy was more important. “Cheese Wheelz it is!” he replied, picking up the racer. “It’s a shame we don’t have a toy mouse to be the driver…” How cute would that be? A little mouse driving a cheese car!

What were they supposed to do next? Heath glanced at the directions on the board. “So now we say the Galdr again, I suppose…” Then another thought occurred to him. “When the time comes, do you want to put the car on the track or should I?”