‘And I know I’m not supposed to need my guardians any more,’ Romany continued, ‘but please don’t abandon me just yet. I don’t know anything about anything, not really. And I’ll definitely need you all in the holidays, so please can you stick around for a bit longer?’ ‘Just you try shaking us off,’ replied Tiger, smiling so fondly at her that Maggie wanted to rush over and hug him.

