Chapter 24
The two toddlers ran to keep up with their parents, who had been banished for laughing. At least running kept them warm. The Fraggles who had been banished were at least glad that they were away from Fishface: his expression as the cold returned shook them far worse than bad weather.
The golden-skinned girl glanced at her dark gray-skinned brother. "I thought those things were toys."
The dark-skinned brother kept going. "They must be grown-up toys."
"Grown-up toys scare me," she whispered.
The brother scoffed. "You just don't like what's fun."
Fishface, meanwhile, watched intently as Fraggles positioned swords, cannons, and shields along the entrances of the Great Hole.
An elderly Fraggle female with beads draped around her neck. "Fishface," she began, "the Princess comes with 'weapons'." He glanced at her in silence. Unperturbed, she continued, "She's not coming to help, is she?"
He shook his head.
He wanted her to come. He didn't care if she had weapons too. He didn't care how she obtained them. She brought weapons to the Rock first. From the very first time they met, he saw the swords in her room. If they were just for amusement – why did she have two?