Tiger Lily
“And I didn’t forget what I’d heard among the pirates. But how could I tell her?
I reassured myself that her instincts were sharp, and that the likes of Smee would never be a match for her. Really, this was true. But it didn’t stop a worry that threaded through me sometimes, that she or Peter would get themselves hurt. I hoped she’d spend more time with Pine Sap, around whom I always felt she was safe, even with his weaknesses. But the two barely crossed paths except at meals, when Tiger Lily wa...s far away and Pine Sap clearly sensed his presence wasn’t needed or cared for.
It took her two weeks to get back to the burrow. When she arrived, long after dark, a warm dot of light was bursting through the cracks in the ground, welcoming her. We descended down the passage, and found the boys in the den, playing a game of dice. Peter stood at the edge of the room with a saw, bent over a giant twisted root.
“He’s building an addition,” Slightly said.
Peter looked over his shoulder at her.MoreLess
I reassured myself that her instincts were sharp, and that the likes of Smee would never be a match for her. Really, this was true. But it didn’t stop a worry that threaded through me sometimes, that she or Peter would get themselves hurt. I hoped she’d spend more time with Pine Sap, around whom I always felt she was safe, even with his weaknesses. But the two barely crossed paths except at meals, when Tiger Lily wa...s far away and Pine Sap clearly sensed his presence wasn’t needed or cared for.
It took her two weeks to get back to the burrow. When she arrived, long after dark, a warm dot of light was bursting through the cracks in the ground, welcoming her. We descended down the passage, and found the boys in the den, playing a game of dice. Peter stood at the edge of the room with a saw, bent over a giant twisted root.
“He’s building an addition,” Slightly said.
Peter looked over his shoulder at her.MoreLess
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