Monday morning, and Martel ('Aloysius Martel' on all the forms and the teachers given to addressing their students by surname regardless of preference are automatically the ones he prefers - it's always been the way) is ready and out of the house earlier than he really needs to be. He usually manages to get a ride home from Maria ('manages'), but ( Read more... )

Sometime after school on Thursday, Ethan and Rupert have made their way to a park by Maria's building to wait for her highness. The trip over here mainly involved half-hearted arguments while Ethan attempted to read and move at the same time ( Read more... )