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"No bother." Brunswick grinned, relaxing back lazily. "Jack's a lousy host. He should have already offered you something. You're a lady, right?"

"Don't worry, mate. You wouldn't be the first. Evie there's a charmer." Jack stretched more, feet at the fire, and wiggled his bare toes. "Anyway, her offer stands. I've got spare rooms. You an' Callisto are welcome t' one o' 'em for the night or so."

Brunswick appeared to consider her words and then nodded slowly. "If you say so," he agreed. "Can't say I know many ladies. Cute girls, sure. Fun girls, yeah. Don't know that Soho or Marne are -quite- ladies." He grinned suddenly. "They're way too much fun."

"No worries." Jack shrugged, loosely lacing his fingers together and resting them atop his flat stomach. "I'm not shufflin' you off t' a hotel at this hour. It'd be madness."

"I guess so." Brunswick rolled over to lay on his stomach and watched Callisto, his head tilted. "So everything's still cool between your bond and Bavaria's? Trinity, that is. 'Cause you're okay and I don't mind you staying but not him if he's still... Y'know."

Jack burst into laughter. "Oh, hell, no. Really?"

"Daddy?" Evie blinked. "What's that mean?"

"Excellent. Then he can stay, too. You've gotta understand. I need to look out for my sister."

Evie clapped, distracting Brunswick and making Jack laugh harder. "And you said -I- could play with your hair," she reminded him. "That means I'm extra-special."

"Huh?" Brunswick looked away from where Evie was nodding obediently to Shade's suggestion and his brow furrowed. "Her? That's Evie. Jack says she's my sister and she calls me brother but it's not -real-. Anyway, why would I want a fake sister when I've got two real ones?"

Jack shook his head and drew himself up so he could lean his elbow on the table which supported Evie. "Hey, pet, how you gonna play with his hair?" he asked. "There's a lot more o' it than there is o' you."

"... I'll play with only little parts of it!" Evie beamed at her own thought process. "It's such a pretty color, isn't it? Calli has very pretty hair, too. They kind of match."

Jack raised an eyebrow in Shade's direction. "Was it really that dire then?" he asked. "I know they need bonds t' live but she makes it sound like you were just about the only choice."

Jack glanced at Brunswick and shrugged. "It happens. I'm still not sure how I got that one there," he replied lightly. "Mind, it wasn't as desparate as poor Calli there but..." He grinned. "I have this feeling I was just convenient for him. He an' his siblings wanted t' get down here for some reason."

"Hm? Oh, sure." Jack pushed himself into a proper sitting position and then hoisted his lanky frame out of the chair entirely. He paused to touch a careful finger to Evie's cheek. "Do you wanna come with, pet?"

"Yes, please!"

Obediently to his little princess, the British magician picked up the cup and girl. Then he nodded in Brunswick's direction. "You comin', too, lad?"

Brunswick looked at Callisto questioningly. As if waiting to see if she was going with them.