Lewis stands in the neighboring house study doorway, satchel in hand, while the prefect at the desk measures him with a cold, practiced look.
The Neighboring House Prefect
You are the new errand boy, then. Come in. Stand there.
The boy does not rise. He taps the ledger, then points to the satchel as though it already belongs to the room.
The Neighboring House Prefect
Blugg’s message is to be delivered promptly, and Alexander’s instructions are to be obeyed exactly. You will serve both houses without fuss.
C. S. Lewis
Lewis obeys by moving one step inside, the tobacco haze and old leather closing around him like a second uniform.
The Neighboring House Prefect
Useful, if kept in hand. If he can carry messages quietly, he can be made to carry more.
The prefect closes the ledger with a soft thud and indicates the corridor beyond the study, where Alexander and Blugg wait for the next errand to begin.
✓ Quest Accepted
Deliver Blugg’s message
The younger boy must perform the assigned task or face the consequences of disobedience.
“I deliver Blugg’s message to the prefect”
SUCCESS (Superb Etiquette, rolled -1)
Lewis crosses to the desk and places the note where the prefect can take it without ceremony.
The Neighboring House Prefect
Good. That is the sort of tidiness I expect.
The prefect draws the paper closer, glances once at Lewis, and gives a small nod of approval.
Alexander Pavlovich Romanov
He can be taught. That is enough for now.
Blugg watches the exchange in silence, his expression thinning as the delivery lands exactly where it should.
The prefect turns the note over, already treating Lewis as a reliable instrument rather than a nuisance.
The Neighboring House Prefect
Wait by the door. There may be another errand directly.
Quest Complete
Deliver Blugg’s message
The younger boy must perform the assigned task or face the consequences of disobedience.