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Why, why am I so excited about a tie pin?

The scent, the terror

“That,” said Camellia thoughtfully, “is a peculiarly unpleasant smile.”

“I beg your pardon,” said Athelas. “From time to time I am visited with the urge to play the hero. Never fear: the urge does not typically last a great deal of time. My expression will readjust itself accordingly.”

~ it returns, the unsettling feeling, like seeing a flamingo sleep with one leg raised midair, that I am alike to Athelas...

“After all,” Athelas pointed out gently, ignoring her, “the teapot was out of commission.”

“I still had the teacups,” Camellia said ~ and the saucers too, said Brittany in her head, as if she were this cool.