Stardust Page #5

all these years?

In my absence, I expect you to make it

fit for the queens we are.

When I return with our prize,

all of us shall be young again.

Never fear, my sisters.

I will not fail.

Don't you ever sleep?

Not at night.

May have escaped your notice, genius,

but that's when stars

have rather better things to do.

They're coming out, shining,

that sort of thing.

Yeah, well, it may have escaped yours,

but you're not in the sky anymore.

Coming out is off the agenda.

Shining has been suspended

until further notice.

Oh, and sleeping during the day

is O-U-T.

Unless you have some magical ability

to sleep while you're walking.

Have you not got it

into your thick head yet?

I'm not walking anywhere!

Fine.

Sit in a crater.

I've had enough of you anyway.

I was gonna put you back in the sky

once I'd brought you to my Victoria,

but clearly, you'd rather sit on your own

in the middle of nowhere forever.

And just how were you planning

to get me back to the sky?

I find the fastest way to travel

is by candlelight.

-You've got a Babylon candle.

-Yeah, I have a bubbling candle.

-A Babylon candle.

-That's what I said.

You said "Bubbling."

Anyway, I was going to give

what's Ieft of it to you.

Well, that barely has one use Ieft.

So be grateful I'm not using it right now

to get us both back to the wall.

Unless you have a better way of

getting yourself home.

Fine!

Help me up.

AII right. AII right. I'm helping.

And you are gonna have to walk

quicker than that.

Otherwise, I'II never get you back

to Victoria in a week.

Don't push your Iuck.

Don't take Iess than a florin for him,

Bernard! You understand?

-Yes, Mother.

-No dilly-dallying!

And don't even think of stopping at the

tavern, Bernard, or you'II be sorry!

A florin for your goat, boy.

Oh.

He's a bit small to pull your cart.

You're quite right.

That's much better.

Bernard!

Bernard!

Get on!

Who goes there?

What do you want with me,

a poor old flower...

Oh, do shut up. I know what you are

and I swear by the ordinances of the

sisterhood to which we both belong

that I mean you no harm this day.

I wish to share your meal.

Well, one can never be too careful.

Sit down. I'II get you a seat.

-Anything else?

-Nope.

What's it to be?

Heads or tails?

Heads.

So, stranger,

where are you headed off to

on this fine day?

I seek a fallen star.

She fell not far from here.

And when I find her,

I shall take my great knife

and cut out her heart

while she still Iives.

And the glory of our youth

shall be restored.

Fallen star?

That's the best news I've had in ages.

I could do with Iosing

a few years meself.

So whereabouts did you...

Limbus grass!

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