World Outside Time: 4 days later

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Jubee lay on the grassy courtyard, bathing in the sunlight and feeling happy and content for the first time in a long while.

She was stretched out, laying in the yellow dress with her notebook, torn a little and battered, but fine other than a bloodstain on the cover, laying open in front of her. She'd purposefully ignored the pages before these ones, concentrating on the better times as she described the castle and the grounds, Sir James, Anmut, and everything that had happened so far.

On the ground next to her Steve was curled up, asleep as usual, and behind her Sir James and Anmut sat, also enjoying the day.

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It danced away, tinging softly in concern, but then pointed toward a mirror that hung on the wall.

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She blinked, almost thinking for a moment that it was a very large window, but then stopped.

"Hey, hi me," she said, waving at herself brightly before she looked over. Wow. She looked better than she had in a long, long time.

"Ok, so, cool mirror," she said, smiling at it brightly.

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And then her image vanished and was replaced by the image of Sir James and Anmut on the balcony. Sir James had a foot up on a crook in the railing and was absently waving the cello bow like a sword as he looked over the edge. Behind him Anmut sat at the table and watched him.

"Ye realize what the lass's doin', don't ye?" said Sir James dryly.

"Ja." Anmut turned back to her plate and played with her turkey leg. "I am sorry."

"Sorry fer what, lass?" He turned to frown at her.

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"Oh! A spyware!" she grinned, then went red and looked at her companion and grinned. "Well, at least they got there before they realized it."

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"For bothering you vith my silliness," said Anmut softly.

"Tis no silliness t' want to be loved." Sir James turned back to the void. "Jus' dunno how'd I'd be askin' yer father fer ye when I don't even know where the man is."

"Vhat?" Anmut whirled to look at him.

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Jubee gasped as well, then giggled and did a small dance.

"I told you!" she said, going bright red as she giggled feverishly, then winced as her ribs and the cut on her shoulder berated her for the jig.