Their rather vague answer just gets a chuckle out of him.
Quirrel follows-beside until they're out of sight. He suspected this might be the goal, and honestly it fills him with a private kind of glee. To be let in on some royal secret isn't even the main thing here, though that's amusing in its own right.
The important thing is the children, and this becomes clear as soon as the stage-curtains draw aside. Quirrel draws up in front of them and lifts a fist to his face, quiet for a moment in sheer delight.
"Oh, look at you all. Hello, there!" His voice turns softer, and he raises a hand to give the little ones a similarly small wave as he leans in a little bit closer. "Experts at hide-and-seek, I see! Oh, Your Grace, they're quite adorable, aren't they."
Now that he has a better view, there are quite a few details that come to light for Quirrel. He will withhold his questions for a moment or two, though. The privilege of seeing them is not to be rushed.
"...May I?" He holds out his hand, back-first. Quirrel has already fussed with one of them, but this is a little more of a deliberate reveal and it feels right to ask this time if it's alright to touch.
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Date: 2023-05-05 06:47 pm (UTC)Quirrel follows-beside until they're out of sight. He suspected this might be the goal, and honestly it fills him with a private kind of glee. To be let in on some royal secret isn't even the main thing here, though that's amusing in its own right.
The important thing is the children, and this becomes clear as soon as the stage-curtains draw aside. Quirrel draws up in front of them and lifts a fist to his face, quiet for a moment in sheer delight.
"Oh, look at you all. Hello, there!" His voice turns softer, and he raises a hand to give the little ones a similarly small wave as he leans in a little bit closer. "Experts at hide-and-seek, I see! Oh, Your Grace, they're quite adorable, aren't they."
Now that he has a better view, there are quite a few details that come to light for Quirrel. He will withhold his questions for a moment or two, though. The privilege of seeing them is not to be rushed.
"...May I?" He holds out his hand, back-first. Quirrel has already fussed with one of them, but this is a little more of a deliberate reveal and it feels right to ask this time if it's alright to touch.