[ His forced smile falters as he remembers that it doesn't contribute to the picture. At the same moment Philip sharply berates himself for thanking the mansion for Evelyn's blindness. But how could he not when it masks his discomfort ever so well without having to move a muscle to hide it himself.
Ah, but careful with the tone of voice. He clears his throat. Twice. Once for faking interest in and knowledge of English literature he never bothered to examine beyond school requirements. And another time for forcing himself to recall things that happen while he was, in fact, not himself at all. ]
I admit I didn't exactly get involved myself, I'd barely just got used to Wonderland as it was, but--
[ Third time isn't the charm when it comes to suspicious near-coughing noises. He swallows instead. ]
There was a sword and it belonged to the Queen. I know we tried to fight the Jabberwock for days on both sides of the mirror, but in the end she killed him within seconds. [ Beat. ] Or so I've heard and it wouldn't surprise me if it was true, but... I didn't see it myself.
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[ His forced smile falters as he remembers that it doesn't contribute to the picture. At the same moment Philip sharply berates himself for thanking the mansion for Evelyn's blindness. But how could he not when it masks his discomfort ever so well without having to move a muscle to hide it himself.
Ah, but careful with the tone of voice. He clears his throat. Twice. Once for faking interest in and knowledge of English literature he never bothered to examine beyond school requirements. And another time for forcing himself to recall things that happen while he was, in fact, not himself at all. ]
I admit I didn't exactly get involved myself, I'd barely just got used to Wonderland as it was, but--
[ Third time isn't the charm when it comes to suspicious near-coughing noises. He swallows instead. ]
There was a sword and it belonged to the Queen. I know we tried to fight the Jabberwock for days on both sides of the mirror, but in the end she killed him within seconds. [ Beat. ] Or so I've heard and it wouldn't surprise me if it was true, but... I didn't see it myself.