"She likes you," Mrs. Nichols said matter-of-factly.
William stared down into the child's yellow eyes. He couldn't believe that he had found himself coddling a faerie child not once, but twice in one day.
"I think you make a very convincing mother, Will," Tamara said, raising a hand behind which to hide a giggle.
He glared at his mirthful sister, but her amusement was infectious and very soon all three of them were grinning. Well, at least my embarrassment had a positive effect, William thought. Anything that would allow Mrs. Nichols to forget her troubles for a few moments was worthwhile.
The carriage had only just departed the Nichols residence, with Farris snapping the reins to urge the horses on, when Bodicea appeared in their midst. Once upon a time, Tamara mused, they would have been startled
