Sun Mote Copse he took his vorpal sword in hand

Sugar wasn't the only one feeling discomfited by the situation; her suggestion to move away was met with subdued eagerness from Avery. "Y-y-yeah," she replied in an equally hushed voice as she hopped into a standing position once more. She glanced over at their mother, who seemed to be lost in her own thoughts, then turned and began to pad towards the water's edge.

She made no effort to hide the fact that they were leaving, somehow knowing that Finley wouldn't mind. And she was right; while Fin surely kept her watchful motherly gaze on them, she did not shift or speak to dissuade her daughters. Avery marched right into the shallows, letting her toes sink into the silt as the water lapped around her ankles.

With a sideways glance at Sugar, she said, "Your f-flowers were pretty."