“My mum used to read to me, too. It was the loveliest. But I guess it’s the sort of thing you probably have to grow out of.” The shadow of a smile tugged at the corners of Caspian’s lips. “Dad was very fond of quoting C. S. Lewis on that subject: ‘When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.’”

