World Outside Time: Jubilee four days later

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Jubee slowly made her way down the hall in the bright yellow ball gown that Anmut had put in her closet. She smiled at herself in a mirror, her hair was pulled back into a small bun that she'd made, she felt almost like a princess, except the fact that she was limping and leaning heavily on the wall, moving stiffly and occasionally tripping and whimpering.

And now she was lost, though in a good way. It was cool, just like a fairy princess' castle, full of lots of cheerful, bright little things. the furniture even talked and moved, nd took care of her when Anmut had to leave. She'd had to convince the wardrobe to let her in to get the dress, by saying she'd just leave anyway but she didn't want to walk around in her sleeping gown.

The paths and halls were winding and there were tons of them, and she was compeltey turned around, and had wanted to be back before Anmut had found out she'd snuck out when she was supposed to be in bed.

On the front of her dress clung Steve, who was more or less sleeping, just hanging like a brouch from her front.

She suddenly came to a wide, stone hall that had less furniture but more paintings, and she smiled.

"Hello," she called, and her voice echoed down and then back at her, and she smiled again, limping down and feeling like she was loosing herself as well as her way. It was nice.

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The little creatures cocked their heads at her and made soft purring sounds, then the one with red flickers in its eyes gently reached out its neck and licked her hand with a long rough tongue.

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She smiled, then pet him a little.

"You're cute," she sighed, enjoying the light and relative comfort of the sill, then glancing out. "Whoa. What a view."

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The little dragon rubbed back with its head and looked content, but then stopped and looked toward the tapestry. It gave a little chirrip, then it and its mate dove gracefully from the sill and flew upward.

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She blinked, watching them go, and reached out after them.

"Hey, wait," she said, watching them go.

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A door closed somewhere behind her then, followed by the soft, seemingly far off tinkle of a music box.

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She blinked and slowly sat up, listening for a moment before slower still she eased herself forward, peeking out from behind the tapastry, not sure at all what to expect.