Lexaeus nodded, then frowned inwardly. The streets seemed a bit more inclined to detritus. Presumably, there weren't the same sanitation requirements that he was used to; you did run into that in some worlds. "Pardon me," he said, bending to pick Ienzo up.

Ienzo would likely not be happy about this; he wasn't a small child, after all. It was better than trudging through muck, however, even if there was no Even to look at them both in that way once they returned home.