Instead, he casually dropped onto the floor, crossing his long legs, putting himself at eye-level with Seraphina. "I hear we're plotting a paper-fowl rebellion."
For the rest of the day, the infirmary ceased to be a room of healing and transformed entirely into a sanctuary of childhood fluff.
Baron Vance eventually excused himself to finalize the arrangements with Kaelus, leaving the three kids alone. It was exactly what Leo needed.
Seraphina sat cross-legged at the foot of the bed, organizing the origami army, while Cedric took on the role of the ultimate, entertaining older brother.
He didn't treat Seraphina like a terrifying magical anomaly, nor did he treat Leo like a fragile glass jar.
He treated them like normal kids.
