ma fille

[beheld_beauty]

Belle has just laid a grand enchantment over the city of Changsha in Cathay, and returned home to attend to her husband in the wake of this activity, and now she is telling the kitchen to fix her some lunch.

Comments

[campanas]

"So if I yell DOMINIQUE," says Céleste (at the top of her lungs), "you won't even come see what's happening?"

[mindfields]

"Maybe. Maybe not."

[campanas]

"What if it was really important? Or I just forgot?"

[mindfields]

"Maybe you should try very, very hard not to forget," she suggests.

[campanas]

"I don't want to do a hard thing, why are you making me do a hard thing?" Céleste has mastered the art of flouncing in midair. She does this now.

[mindfields]

"Because it's important to me, and you're my sister."

[campanas]

"If I want you to do hard things will you?"

[mindfields]

"I don't know," she says. "If I can. If it's important."

[campanas]

"Well, I guess I'll try, then," huffs Céleste. "Y-seeeeeult. That's going to be so much harder to yell across the castle though!"

[mindfields]

"Then maybe our Papa's delicate fluffy ears will be a little happier from now on," laughs Yseult.

[campanas]

"Pffffff," says Céleste. "If he really minded his fluffy ears being delicate there would be magic about it by now!"

[mindfields]

"You never know, with Papa!"

[campanas]

"Yes, he is silly sometimes," says Céleste solemnly.

[mindfields]

"He is, it's true."

[campanas]

"Maman is much less silly. Do you think I'm silly?"

[mindfields]

"I think you're a little bit silly."

[campanas]

"Well, I think you're a little bit silly," asserts Céleste.

[mindfields]

"I think so too!"

[campanas]

"Chase me again," demands Céleste, and she streaks off into the distance.

[mindfields]

So Yseult chases her.