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Baba listened to Axel's advice, so still that they could have passed for a regular scarecrow. "Of course." said Baba. There was a disconcerting sureness in their manner, like they'd ...

Julian had been looking forward to this. The prince had been glued to the carriage window all the way to his family’s castle, and though he’d gone on and on ...

Baba nodded, as they did, with vigour. "Mhm! We didn't get to see the Queen, though. Baba stayed small the whole time, and Kate had to carry Baba in her ...

Baba needed that break, alright. But talking to Axel had helped the scarecrow calm down somewhat. The ice cream had helped, too! Even if none of it had actually been ...

The jumbled cloudy mess of giddy that was Archibald's brain at the moment woke up just long enough for a single nearly coherent thought to slip through. "Diversion..." he slurred. ...

Hm. The room had gotten quiet, all of a sudden. "That was a lucky thunderstorm," Archibald mumbled pleasantly. "But I hope it doesn't come back when we've set sail."

Yay! It was settled. Archibald was too sleepy to bother waiting for Orthella to return with the tea, or for anything really, so he started getting ready for bed as ...

"Sleep on the floor like an animal, when there's room for you on the bed?" said Archie, scandalised. He wouldn't stand for this. Not at all. Wasn't the whole point ...

Oh. Oh, damn. Why the hell was Orvin taking so long? Archie wasn't sure exactly what age he had imagined Lucas to be in vampire years (whatever that might mean) ...

Archibald paused, confused. "...How long have you had them for?"

That was quick. Lucas was ready to be friends, just like that. Honestly, Archibald was a little thrown by it. Gratefully so. He looked up at Lucas like a puppy. ...

Archibald said nothing, for a little while. He stood still, and looked for solace in the sound of rolling waves. Was this the time? It wasn't the best time. But ...

Damn. He really was alone. Archie quickly dispelled the concern in his eyes, replacing it with a soft, encouraging smile. "From what Orvin said, it's possible he may know another ...

"Oh, of course," said Archibald, "That's a blanket term that covers far too many types of people, so you wouldn't feel confident in claiming it's right or wrong on anyone's ...

"Huh. I wonder what that's about." said Archibald, with a pleasant blank look on his face. For once, his question contained no real interest in being answered. It was late, ...