Firefly Glen [PHE]Lonliness Pours off of you

planets, he repeated. that one word only opened up a thousand other questions, but he decided to resist them—for now. maybe an adult or two in sapphique were privy to the idea of space, and he'd bother them, instead.

happily humming the tune, lafayette turned to lucette, and then back to alaric. i wish i had somet'ing to give you, the boy said ruefully. dere be so many pretty shells an' stones on our beaches. per'aps we'll meet again and i find you some!

with a buoyant mèsi! and a fond farewell, the twins sauntered off, leaving alaric and his wares to carry on—unaware of the fact that lafayette would drive his sister crazy with continued repetition of his new favorite song.