So why did Toad’s gut twist with something that felt like envy...

So why did Toad’s gut twist with something that felt like envy when he looked back up at Milo, with his smooth hair and long legs and broad shoulders? Toad had been pushed aside more often than he’d ever admit back with the Ramblers. Always the kid in a horde of adults, always the runt, always too small, too slow, too stupid. “Go away, Toad.” He had a sudden vision of Milo and Melena laughing like bright starlings in the front of the wagon while he, Toad, sat hunched in the back, choking on dust kicked up by the wheels.

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