Of course! I'm good at keeping secrets, and I can only imagine how stressful it must be to be a king. Even if you're here.
[Away from a country to rule, he meant.
Besides, Nikolai had been nothing but nice to him so far, which mean Noah felt even more inclined to keep his secret. He also understood the importance of being able to tell someone something yourself and not having someone else spill the beans when you weren't ready.]
Oh!
[He perked up for a moment when Nikolai said he knew about flip books, faltering for a moment while 'not intended for kids' sank in. He couldn't help but laugh, even if he was a little flustered, too.]
I probably shouldn't be surprised about that.
[Where there was a will, there was a way, and all of that.
He watched Nikolai eyeing the bed, and then crouched down next to him, like he knew exactly what the pair of them were looking at and for what reason.]
I don't know, actually! But it's better to be safe than sorry, right?
[Noah didn't know if beds specifically could be cursed, but he knew general places could be--and people. Though he wasn't entirely sure if Blue was actually cursed or if it was just a series of unfortunate events that happened to line up just right.]
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Of course! I'm good at keeping secrets, and I can only imagine how stressful it must be to be a king. Even if you're here.
[Away from a country to rule, he meant.
Besides, Nikolai had been nothing but nice to him so far, which mean Noah felt even more inclined to keep his secret. He also understood the importance of being able to tell someone something yourself and not having someone else spill the beans when you weren't ready.]
Oh!
[He perked up for a moment when Nikolai said he knew about flip books, faltering for a moment while 'not intended for kids' sank in. He couldn't help but laugh, even if he was a little flustered, too.]
I probably shouldn't be surprised about that.
[Where there was a will, there was a way, and all of that.
He watched Nikolai eyeing the bed, and then crouched down next to him, like he knew exactly what the pair of them were looking at and for what reason.]
I don't know, actually! But it's better to be safe than sorry, right?
[Noah didn't know if beds specifically could be cursed, but he knew general places could be--and people. Though he wasn't entirely sure if Blue was actually cursed or if it was just a series of unfortunate events that happened to line up just right.]