“Exactly. A loofmad. Is it a—er—difficult sound to make?”
“Nope. Easy for lots of folks.”
“Would you mind giving me a demonstration?”
“Not me. I did once, and I almost got killed.”
“Ah! Is it dangerous?”
“It is and it ain’t. You’d be safe, Ajax.”
“Will you teach me?”
Ajax stops in front of Magpie and holds out his hands like Magpie had something to give him.
“Teach you? Man, you’re born to it. No, I can’t tell you how to do it, but the proper note is in your voice every little while, only you don’t know it.”
“Is it a gift?” asks Ajax.