Ashford's gaze shifted from Matteo to Neon. Neon looked horrified upon hearing what the boy had told him.

"I am not ugly and dumb; stop calling me that."

The boy stuck his tongue out to Neon. "You are, and now that you have found your brother, I am going back to my home. My mother is going to kill me if she finds me here."

"Kill you?" Neon questioned.

Matteo gave Neon a confused look. "Not practically going to kill me; you see why I say you're dumb?"

Before Neon could answer, Matteo turned around and left, chanting the word.

"Mother, I met an ugly and dumb adult, an ugly...