She went very quiet - the word 'surprise' generally meant a very good thing in her language - something worth opening your eyes for.
Puck produced a big pink bag tied at the top with a huge silver ribbon. She stuffed her hand into it and a cloud of iridescent butterflies flew out. Barely noticing them (for she had seen that trick a few too many times) she persisted until pulling out a floppy yet fluffy soft rabbit toy and the two were instantly friends.
Later that night when Charley had been safely transferred back into her little bed, the rabbit wriggled out of her grasp and stealthily checked out the room satisfying itself that the window latch was locked, he snuggled back into her arms falling fast asleep beside her.
-Gabriel Brunsdon, Puck in Hell, Azlander Series
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