#Chapter199
And so he began to work his way through the story. The first Chapter was smooth. Raven listened splendidly, smiling every now and again, his eyes never leaving Ronan's face. The second Chapter became trickier. He could feel the dismemberment of control. He could feel his mind easing and his body relaxing. By the third Chapter, he was giggling too much to get through an entire sentence without some kind of pitfall.
First his birdie's smile was too pretty, because it kept getting prettier and prettier every time he giggled, and then his birdie kept teasing him and copying him.
Eventually, he gave up, closing the book and holding his arms out. His birdie, lifting onto his knees, snuggled into him. He was nasty and flicked Hope away, saying 'My Ro-Ro', but after a mild scolding, the three of them snuggled together.
Seashine was slightly jelly, so he got in on the cuddles too.
