- 20. Uncle -
"Drake, I don't mean to put my nose in, as they call it, but you're spending too much time with your...friend, Mr. Horvath."
Ronald was Drake's manager. He was worried seeing Drake almost forgetting about his shows, or almost not caring interest anymore ever since that Mr. Horvath came along, as Drake spends so much time with the man.
"He's not even a friend, Ron," explained Drake. "He's...well...how do I say this?"
"Uncle," came a voice.
Horvath had entered the room and decided to explain for Drake.
"From his mother's side," the sorcerer explained further. "More of a half-brother, really."
The illusionist caught on quick. "Yeah!" said Drake. "This is Uncle...eh, Horvath's first time in New York. I'm just showin' him around, Ron."
Ronald, though not quite satisfied, let it slip, as Drake took leave not for the first time to go out with Uncle Horvath.
Along the way, in the elevator, Drake said to his elder, "Uncle? Where'd you come up with that?"
"You're slow processing of an idea forced me to say the first thing that came to mind," replied Horvath. "What did you want me to say? That I'm a distant cousin of your aunt on your mother's side, twice removed?"
Drake shrugged. "Jus' uncomfortable with you being my uncle, is all. Send me shivers and the like."
The ancient sorcerer only gave the illusionist a dirty look, but didn't say anything of it.