"Kicked out from helping unpack?" Kieron looked confused again. "Don't parents usually make their kids do most of the work while they claim to be too old, or something?"

"Something cool, huh?" He acted like he had to give it some serious thought, narrowing his eyes and tapping his chin with one finger as though he were examining the kid. Then, he grinned, and nodded once. "Sure. And don't worry, I've got no one to tell."