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“I brought my Fiona to school today,” Kitten said from the back seat.<\/p>\n

“That’s nice. What?<\/em>“<\/p>\n

“My Fiona. Princess Fiona.”<\/p>\n

Fiona? Princess of Amber<\/a>? One of Clarissa’s Brood<\/a>, sister to Bleys and Brand<\/a>, chief sorceress of Amber<\/a>, innocent of all but malice<\/a>? <\/p>\n

Fiona — five-two, perhaps, in height — green eyes fixed on Flora’s own blue as they spoke, there beside the fireplace, hair more than compensating for the vacant hearth, smoldering, reminded me, as always, of something from which the artists had just drawn back, setting aside his tools, questions slowly forming behind his smile. The place at the base of her throat where his thumb had notched the collarbone always drew my eyes as the mark of a master craftsman, especially when she raised her head, quizzical or imperious, to regard us taller others. She smiled faintly, just then, doubtless aware of my gaze, an almost clairvoyant faculty the acceptance of which has never deprived of its ability to disconcert.<\/p>\n

“Fiona?”<\/p>\n

“Yeah! She’s green!”<\/p>\n

Well, yeah, green dress, offsetting her kin’s red hair. But how did she know about … and how did she have a … what, a figurine of her? But …?<\/p>\n

I mean, I plan on introducing her to Zelazny<\/a> eventually, but how would she know about …<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"fiona-ornament.jpg\"\"fiona-shrek3.jpg\"Oh. That <\/em>Princess Fiona. <\/p>\n

The one with the ornament from Hardee’s\/Carl’s Jr.<\/a> <\/p>\n

Yeesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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