bewitched armor

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There are plenty of things to do. Bella orders a carpet to enchant so she can commute to and from Reformist Wizards efficiently and move house. She starts combing through the castle library to find background material on her Minor Technical Issue.

Sometimes she watches Sherlock cook.

Sometimes she watches Tony forge. (Nnnnf.)

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Sherlock laughs.

"We are, it's true."

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"We are the best two-soon-to-be-three-princess love triangle," says Bella.

"I'll believe it," says Kanim. "About your technical issue, what're you thinking?"

Bella launches into extremely technical chatter that it is unlikely either princess will be able to follow.

"Well," says Kanim finally, "I don't know if I'll be much help, but I can assist with literature searches and so on, since, this not being a traditional rescue by any stretch of the imagination, repayment in the form of a kiss would probably not be welcome."

"I'm gay," says Bella. "I didn't say anything about them."

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"I'm not gay," Tony says brightly.

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"Aren't you now," says Kanim, looking with something between speculation and wrongfooted confusion at the bluer of the two princesses.

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"Nope!"

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"...I will file this information away! In case it ever becomes useful," says Kanim with affected sagacity, flicking his eyes between all three women on the carpet.

"I would put him out of his misery but I have no convenient explanation tucked away," says Bella.

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"What exactly are we trying to explain, here? How it's possible that I'm not gay but I'm still going to marry my sister's eventual wife? Because man, I'm not tackling that one."

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"Is the part that's tripping you up," Bella says, "the concept of bisexuality, or the sharing?"

"The sharing," Kanim says. "Definitely the sharing."

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"Oh," says Tony. "There's sharing! No one will complain if we make out a little!"

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"No one at all, huh?" Kanim asks. One of his ears twitches. "No complaints from any corner?"

Bella giggles.

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"None here," says Sherlock. "Although perhaps you'd like to wait until we reach the castle."

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"Why's that? Someone liable to get shoved off the carpet otherwise?" asks Kanim.

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"The fact that I don't object to you kissing my sister doesn't mean I want to watch."

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"Oh. I see. Yes, that makes sense," says Kanim. He scratches one of his ears.

Bella giggles again.

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Tony also giggles.

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The flight is otherwise uneventful, mostly silence punctuated by magician thaumobabble about this and that and good-natured insults directed at each other's educational institutions, and then they cross the border to the Enchanted Forest.

"Oh my," says Kanim, noticing the shift in the air instantly. "Oh I like it here. Oh my."

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"Mother knows we're home," Sherlock observes after a few more seconds.

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"Should we land and have you do that tree-shifting thing?" asks Bella.

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"That would be efficient."

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Bella glides them to a stop.

Kanim hops off the carpet and decides to hug a tree like it is his best friend in the entire world.

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Tony giggles.

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"I like this forest," says Kanim. "I think I will keep it."

"You probably don't want to sound so proprietary around its royalty," observes Bella archly.

"I like this forest," amends Kanim, "I think I will hug it."

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"I observe that you are hugging the forest," says Sherlock, amused. "It is adorable."

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Kanim eventually tires of hugging the tree. He lets it go, and pats it, and scratches his ear. "What's this non-carpet transportation mechanism, then?"

Bella rolls up the carpet and props it on her shoulder. "You'll see."

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Sherlock leads them deeper into the forest.