Rosalind smiles. "They are not, generally, difficult to look after," she says.
"Except when we are," Amy puts in.
Which, occasionally, they are.
(See: dragons, missing guests, and Caspian's amazing ability to crawl off, curl up under a table, fall asleep, and send the entire palace into a three-hour tizzy.)
"I'm taking Marian to meet Perry," Amy says.
Rosalind nods her head back the way she came from. "You might want to go around. Lady Cecily is . . . lurking. I only just escaped." Rosalind smiles at Marian. "She's sweet, but she talks more and says less than anyone else I've ever known."
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"Except when we are," Amy puts in.
Which, occasionally, they are.
(See: dragons, missing guests, and Caspian's amazing ability to crawl off, curl up under a table, fall asleep, and send the entire palace into a three-hour tizzy.)
"I'm taking Marian to meet Perry," Amy says.
Rosalind nods her head back the way she came from. "You might want to go around. Lady Cecily is . . . lurking. I only just escaped." Rosalind smiles at Marian. "She's sweet, but she talks more and says less than anyone else I've ever known."