"But if you could conjure jelly babies," Uriel said, "then you would have no reason to hang around me. And then I would be all miserable and lonely and wither away and die." She did her best impression of being miserable. Although she often was quite talented at being miserable, she wasn't managing very well now. She was too happy for that.
"Oh, don't say that," she said, shivering. "It's not too funny when I happen to know that some of the Manor inhabitants would probably be happy to eat a whole child." A quick glance around, however, reassured her that none of the more unpleasant demons was present.
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Date: 2006-08-31 04:51 pm (UTC)"Oh, don't say that," she said, shivering. "It's not too funny when I happen to know that some of the Manor inhabitants would probably be happy to eat a whole child." A quick glance around, however, reassured her that none of the more unpleasant demons was present.