Chapter Eight
Despite their concerns, things went smoothly for the next couple of days. Iggy seemed to be very good at adapting good behavior, and seemed to be enjoying himself immensely. Toad, much to Peach's surprise (especially after the incident with the mud), seemed to have taken a liking to Iggy, and spent quite a lot of time with the koopaling. I fact, most of the inhabitants of the castle seemed to like Iggy.
Except for Anna, who worried constantly about the koopaling being here. He wasn't at ease around her, either, though, and stayed as far away from her as he could.
"I wonder if he knows we know who he is." Anna said to Peach one day.
"I don't think he does." Peach replied. "At least, with everyone else. I think he knows you suspect something."
"He does. He just isn't sure what I suspect or why I haven't done anything about it yet."
"Hey! Hey!" Iggy came running up. "I mean, excuse me, please!"
"Yes?" Peach asked, stifling a laugh. The koopaling had grown quite polite lately.
"I found a book with maps." He said. "See?" He held the book open. There was a map of the Mushroom Kingdom. "Toad says we're all here." He pointed. "And here," he flipped several pages, "is Koopa Land. It's east of us, you know. And here," he pointed again, "is Koopa Castle. Cool, huh?"
"Very nice." Said Anna stiffly.
"Thanks. And you know what?" He continued. "Koopa Castle is southeast of here. But you have to travel a lot of miles to get there. And cross through the wasteland."
"Where did you learn all that?" Asked Peach curiously.
"Well, some of it Toad just showed me, but some of it my teacher taught me." Iggy said proudly.
"Who was your teacher?" Anna asked.
Iggy shrugged.
At that moment, a loud uproar erupted in what sounded like the entrance hall. Shouting could be heard, and, above that, a roar.
Iggy looked scared. "Uh-oh." He said.
"What?" Peach asked.
"Dad." Iggy said. Peach looked over at Anna, who was staring at Iggy with a look of pure terror on her face.