[Branch can easily see how moved Boba is. Try as he might to hide it, the wiping at his eyes and nose is pretty clear.]

[But then there's the name. He raises his eyebrows a little bit. It actually hadn't occurred to him Lucky - Boba - had given a false name. Lucky was absolutely a normal given name for a Troll, after all, so it sounded mundane to his ears.]

[But he's starting to get the gist that this kid has a lot of reasons to want to hide. And if there was weird...clone stuff, whatever it is, hiding his identity maybe made sense too.]

[The pronouncement has a weight to it. The tension and being unable to meet his eyes could mean a lot of things, but Branch knows the dishonesty, even if it made sense and harmed no one, might be heavy on a child's mind.]

[So he just smiles a gentle smile like there's nothing wrong with either the truth or the lie.]

[Because there isn't. Nothing's wrong either way.]

Lucky's a good nickname, but Boba's a nice name. Actually, it sounds like it could be a Troll name.

[They absolutely weren't above fun sounds as a species when it came to making up names.]

Which name do you want me to use around other people?