Kendra always said Seth would be a good lawyer. Years of convincing his parents to water his punishments down, much to her annoyance, proved as much. But nothing activated Seth's lawyer mode as much as being told 'no'.
And that is exactly what her Grandpa Sorenson was trying to tell him. Seth had come down this morning with a great big plan on how Warren should show him around the preserve, including the dangerous parts, so he can get the lay of the land "in case of emergency". Warren had been all for it, but her grandfather...
"Seth, I said no!" He exclaimed. His face was becoming red in frustration. Seth wasn't having it, and as usual, didn't listen.
"But Grandpa! Warren would be with me, so it wouldn't be dangerous at all!" Kendra resisted the urge to laugh. That was a weak argument, as much as Kendra loved her cousin, they all knew that Warren could be just as reckless as Seth.
"That doesn't make me feel any better!" Stan retorted, apparently thinking the same thing as Kendra.
"Hey!" Warren whined from his seat on the counter. Ignoring him, Grandpa continued.
"Besides, if I allow this, you are just going to use this as an excuse to go into the woods more often!" Seth feigned offence.
"I would never! But, if I was going to, I would have a good point! If I knew my way around, the woods wouldn't be as dangerous! I could avoid all contact from anything that could cause me or the preserve harm!"
Kendra couldn't help but be impressed. Now, if Grandpa continued to say no and Seth went out to the preserve and got hurt, Seth could use this argument to turn the tables on him. She could hear it now; ("But Grandpa! My arm wouldn't be broken if you had just let Warren show me around that one time! How was I supposed to now there was a river troll near that area!")
"He has a good point." Warren stated. Grandpa took a deep breath.
"No one asked you Warren." He snapped, Warren only smirked in response. Just like Kendra he could tell the old man's resolve was breaking.
"Please Grandpa? I really need to start learning about the preserve now if I ever want to be half the caretaker you are!" Seth pleaded. Kendra raised her eyebrows and shared a look with Warren. Seth played a tough card there.
"Oh sweet lord...fine." Grandpa Sorenson caved. Seth immediately jumped from his seat and high fived Warren. "You're going to be the death of me someday kid." He muttered.
"You won't regret this, gramps! I promise!" Seth shouted as he and Warren all but ran out the door.
"Something tells me I already am." Kendra finally let out a small laugh, having been silent this whole exchange. "What say you? Think I made a mistake?" He asked her.
"Hard to say, all I know is Seth would truly make a good lawyer." Placing her now empty mug on the table she leaned forward. "And you were just his latest case, Tanu fell victim last week, let Seth drink a enlargement potion just so he could wrestle with Hugo." She stood up and patted his shoulder before walking out of the kitchen.
Stan Sorenson sat there for a second before it hit him.
"Wait, is that how three trees on the edge of the yard got uprooted?!" He shouted after her.
The only response he got was her laugh floating from upstairs. A good lawyer he would make, indeed.