Woods Near the Citadel, Camelot, Friday Morning

[bitch_prince]

He hadn't... ventured out into the forest as far as he had last time, but Arthur could scarcely motivate such a trip to his father. This far, he could still explain as a need to stretch his legs a bit - it had gotten him a vaguely indulgent sigh and a wave of the hand.

It wasn't strictly that he was worried - it was just that the last time he'd

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[thatsamilkshake]

The thought going through Francine's mind when the name popped up on her phone as they waited for the portal to take them from New Gotham to London was pretty much a constant loop of not telling him about getting kidnapped, not telling him about getting kidnapped, not telling him about getting kidnapped...

Let's see how long that lasts, shall we?

"Hi, Arthur!" Well, it was a little too cheery, but neither 'kidnapped' nor 'hostage' appeared in it.

[bitch_prince]

"Francine, good morning."

Arthur wasn't squinting at the phone yet - tone carried only so far over the phone, and despite a year of working with one he was still occasionally a bit off. (Besides, who was he to judge one level of stupidly cheerful over the other?)

"I trust this call finds you well."

[thatsamilkshake]

"Totally! Completely well and utterly undamaged!"

See? Not suspicious at all!

[bitch_prince]

... That was less easy to ignore.

"That's... good to hear," he said, letting that pause fall in a very convenient location. Was there a reason she shouldn't be, then?

[blondecanary]

Dinah... was really hoping Arthur would not hear about anything from anyone or suspect anything or have a reason to call and try to chew her out.

She could've just turned her phone off, but then she just would've had to deal with it later.

When skating over thin ice, speed was imperative!

[bitch_prince]

Really.

The phone started ringing.

It was not going to stop.

[blondecanary]

Gulp.

"Arthur, hey!" Burbly cheerful for the best chance. "How's Camelot going this week?"

[bitch_prince]

"Just how incompetent are you?!"

And good morning to you too, Arthur!