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Efflo sank into Gabby's lap with a pleased sigh, wasting no time taking the opportunity to lean against him. He felt better.

That was, he did, until the dragon opened his mouth. Then Sibyl opened hers. And between the two of them, he was rolling his eyes. He leaned forward and, picking up two little pillows, whacked them both in the face.

Sibyl squeaked as she was hit in the face with a pillow. "Oh no! My protector has hit me! Oh noooooooooo!" She turned to Gabby now.

"What do we do?! He struck us!" Vengeance needed to be had, obviously.

Efflo stared; he hadn't hit them that hard, had he? Not eager to see what their revenge might be, the horse squirmed from Gabby's grasp, attempting to scamper to safety.

Unfortunately, pillows made poor escape routes, and he didn't make it two steps before falling flat on his face. He laid there embarrassingly, giving up. Do your worst.

At first Efflo's escape had been funny, up until he fell on his face. The ghoul gasped and clamped both hands over her mouth. Was he okay?! Did he hurt himself?! Oh no! Oh no! "Efflo..? Um..are you okay?" Did he need a healer? Would he be all right? Gabby helped him back up and cuddled him again, and Sibyl took that chance to lean over and try to get a better look at the boil to make sure he wasn't too hurt.

Gabby spoke up again and Sibyl blinked. It was her fault? But...what? She tilted her head to one side and watched Gabby quietly. "You want to be my protector?" Sibyl blinked again. "You won't abandon me ever again? Never ever ever? Even if you're losing a race against me again?" Because it would totally happen, Gabby. You just couldn't handle her mad racing skills. The water was her sky.

"Objection." Gabby's sharp voice cut through the laughter like a knife. "I did not lose that race. I was just uncertain as to whether I would definitely win or not, because Sibyl, the cheater, would not let me use my natural form. So I left, without actually racing. That does not mean I lost."

And now he was mad. The thin glare, the pursed lips, the way everything around them seemed a few degrees colder.. yes, the dragon was displeased.

Awkwardly knocked forward and out of his place by the exuberant ghoul, Efflo glared. No more protecting from him. Placing his hands on Gabby's knees, he pushed himself to his feet with an irritated swish of his tail.

"All this talk of biting is making me hungry. I'm going to get something to eat." And with that he stalked off in the direction of the converted vanity, suddenly very tired of socializing.

Efflo's sudden departure was enough to distract the ghoul from the first time Gabby had offered her his arm. "Okay..bring me a spookie?" Sibyl bounced a bit in place as she watched Efflo leave. Attacking people with pillows must have burned a lot of energy, even Sibyl found herself eating a lot when she was active. She could understand where Efflo was coming from.

Suddenly there was an arm in her face and Sibyl blinked. What theeee..oh. It was Gabby. Sibyl watched the boil beside her quietly, looking from him to Efflo and then back to Gabby. He looked sad..was it because Efflo left? Efflo had been sitting..on his right side, right? There was a brief frown on Sibyl's face before she climbed across Gabby's lap to sit on his right side, curling up against the boil and offering her large seal plush. It had been with her the whole time sitting beside her. Yes.

"Are you okay, Gabby?" She rest her head against the boil's shoulder, her arms around his middle and her legs draped across his lap. Maybe he really was sad Efflo had left..well...she could stay here and keep him company while he was gone! "He's hungryyyyy. He'll be back soon!" See? All better.