*Princess Belasarius*

We were being watched.

It didn’t take me long to put it together that our presence had piqued someone’s interest. Now that I had firsthand experience, I can’t say I was the biggest fan of carnivals, so it was easier for me to notice these things than Gravestone, who was visibly (and adorably oh my god) the complete opposite.

As soon as the show was over and we were free from the noise and the smell of the big top, I pulled on Gravestoine’s arm ...