[Instead of answering, Peter made a quiet, almost thoughtful sound. It had become his standard response to anything his brother said that didn't quite make sense. It wasn't rude and he certainly didn't mean it to be dismissing, but the few concepts that Edmund had tried to explain hadn't made a lick of sense to Peter. In fact, it had kind of made his head hurt.
He could recognize that Spare Oom and War Drobe weren't in Narnia and that they had been born there instead of their home, but anything else just wouldn't settle. It swirled around until he was heavy and muddled and he eventually cried off. He knew it annoyed his brother...but he also knew that pretending to understand would only annoy him more.
Once Ed's hair felt clean and rinsed in his hands, he gently coaxed him up and back to settle his head once more on the water warmed edge of the tub. A soft cloth was pulled from the stack on the counter and Peter wet it before reaching for the bar soap. He set them both within easy reaching distance of Ed, then rinsed his hands and once more took his spot on the toilet seat.]
Do you want me to stay, or shall I trust you to stay until you are properly warmed.
[Because while Lu and he could banter comfortably while each other bathed, Susan and Edmund occasionally enjoyed their privacy.]
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He could recognize that Spare Oom and War Drobe weren't in Narnia and that they had been born there instead of their home, but anything else just wouldn't settle. It swirled around until he was heavy and muddled and he eventually cried off. He knew it annoyed his brother...but he also knew that pretending to understand would only annoy him more.
Once Ed's hair felt clean and rinsed in his hands, he gently coaxed him up and back to settle his head once more on the water warmed edge of the tub. A soft cloth was pulled from the stack on the counter and Peter wet it before reaching for the bar soap. He set them both within easy reaching distance of Ed, then rinsed his hands and once more took his spot on the toilet seat.]
Do you want me to stay, or shall I trust you to stay until you are properly warmed.
[Because while Lu and he could banter comfortably while each other bathed, Susan and Edmund occasionally enjoyed their privacy.]