Midnight Manor, Room 1-A, Saturday morning.

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Arden woke up shivering. Somebody had left the verandah door open, even though it was very cold out and she didn't seem to have a scrap of blanket. The door was going to remain a mystery, but the blankets were easily solved - there was a lump made up of blanket and bright red hair curled up next to her.

"Hey," she hissed, poking the blanket lump. She was trying to stay quiet, because she didn't want the grownups to hear her making a fuss. "Hey, those are mine!" She reached for the edge of the blanket and started tugging. "You can't hog them all, I'm cold, too!"

[For the snatchy blanket hog, but also open!]

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[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"No, no! I meant that donuts can be had in the mornings!" Arden said, eyes very wide.

[pocketpretzels]

"But Steven already bringed things for breakfast," Llewellyn pointed out. "We should have that."

[hasaknightjob]

"Er - yes," Steven said, not entirely certain the best way to handle this. "There's bagels and fruit and things to have with them downstairs if you would like them for breakfast. And if those don't appeal then we can find something else so no one goes hungry."

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Oh, yes, sorry!" Arden said. "I was just excited about donuts! I don't mean to be ungrateful!"

Please don't send her back.

[pocketpretzels]

Llewellyn nodded. "We eat what we have."

Which isn't actually what Steven had said, either.

[hasaknightjob]

"It's all right," Steven assured the both of them. "Of course donuts are very exciting. I - "

Steven decided the children didn't need to be bothered with hearing how he didn't know if anyone else would be small that weekend and that's why he'd gone with ordering something for all ages. "Er, I put them down in the dining room if you'd like them. And do you remember the all purpose room? That's set up as a playroom as well, just like last time you were here."

[pocketpretzels]

"That was fun," Llewellyn said, beaming. "We don't have anything like that at home!"

Rich children with backyards to play in might have a swing, of course. But he had no such thing.

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Oh! It is still the same way from the last time? With the castle and the things?" Her eyes were very, very wide. "I would like to go play!"

[hasaknightjob]

"It is!" Steven told her. "Midnight remembered what you both asked for last time. Though you can make changes if you like, of course. Er - just in there. Rest of the building will be staying as it is."

[pocketpretzels]

"D'you want to ask the other boy if he wants to come?" Llewellyn asked Arden.

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Yeah, cause otherwise he might spend the whole day napping in my room, stealing my blankets," Arden huffed, tiny hands on tiny hips. She climbed back up on the bed and poked at Cal. "Hey!" she said. "Hey, magic Jedi boy, you gotta get up and come play with us!"