The important thing here is that the Prin appears to be avoiding attention. The tiny little things are quite hidden beneath their wings - or they were, before Quirrel's sharp-eyed nosiness got involved.
The fact the Prin would deign to hide them and still go out in public is the part that hooked him. It's not that he would dare to accuse a royal of such things, but...
The whole thing stings of mischief. And Quirrel is rather privately elated about it.
He sneaks glances, here and there, and stills his hand for the feathery antennae-frisking. They look delicate! Best not to make sudden moves.
"I had a feeling something was going on," he admits. He doesn't think he'll get in trouble for pointing out the semi-secrecy. He rather feels he's in on it, now.
His hand shifts, putting the paper a bit closer so that he can sneak a quick moment of overly-careful thumb-based petting under Pepper's chin. Quirrel then takes the invoice back, mostly so that he can tuck it under his other arm.
"They're lovely." He means it, too. It's written all over him.
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Date: 2023-05-01 09:19 pm (UTC)The fact the Prin would deign to hide them and still go out in public is the part that hooked him. It's not that he would dare to accuse a royal of such things, but...
The whole thing stings of mischief. And Quirrel is rather privately elated about it.
He sneaks glances, here and there, and stills his hand for the feathery antennae-frisking. They look delicate! Best not to make sudden moves.
"I had a feeling something was going on," he admits. He doesn't think he'll get in trouble for pointing out the semi-secrecy. He rather feels he's in on it, now.
His hand shifts, putting the paper a bit closer so that he can sneak a quick moment of overly-careful thumb-based petting under Pepper's chin. Quirrel then takes the invoice back, mostly so that he can tuck it under his other arm.
"They're lovely." He means it, too. It's written all over him.