[Kid never learned that lesson other teenagers do about asking dumb questions. He asks exactly what he wants when he wants and doesn't afraid of anything. It's the privilege of being god's son; nobody laughs at you for asking about the obvious.]

So there's precious little room for mistakes for Alternian trolls.

[He's intrigued by mention of Beforan culture, but he doesn't inquire further -- Kid doesn't want to get side-tracked. Again. He does it enough already.]

Then trolls never experience affection between the custodian and their ward the way human children do in a healthy relationship with their parents or guardians?